Training Log Archive: Bash

Leg strength routine with K/O. I've got a real smorgasbord of exercisese available now, so there will be no chance of getting bored as I work toward making my knee happier. The progression of some of these exercises gets really amusing, as I need to balance one leg on the exercise ball or wobble board, frequently leading the maneuver to a calamitous conclusion - and much excitement for the dogs.

I frequently complain about being a slow runner, but the only time I ever try to run fast is in an orienteering finish chute. (It's my only possible chance to win a split against Sudden, Griz or Hammer.) Since my knee started to crumble, I haven't been doing intervals or long runs, and I feel even slower than usual. So today I tried to run uncomfortably fast for a sprint distance with a few good hills, just to see how it would go. My knee hurt briefly near the start, but mostly it was a mental exercise because my brain kept telling my body, "Don't be ridiculous - slow down!" I made it, but not without wondering if I was going to keel over in our driveway at the end! I'm definitely a slow twitch kind of gal.