Building up for a 5K.....

Well I went running yesterday after a ward softball game. I wanted to run at least three miles. I was fine for awhile and my knee sort of started hurting, but the pain was bearable. I wasn't too far from my house when I got a shot of pain. I guess I could describe it as someone taking a knife and carving into my knee/muscle. Yeah, it felt pretty good. I had to stop for a second to wait for the walking sign so it was good timing, but then the walking man appeared and for some reason I thought I could run again (maybe the shot of pain was just a small second sort of thing). I couldn't. So I walked the rest of the way home. I wasn't in too much pain walking, so that's a good sign.

I just feel so slow! I am a competitive person and not just with other people, but with myself. I especially want to push myself in running because I was planning on running a 5K on the Fourth of July (my favorite Holiday!). I don't know if I will be able to, or if I do, it's going to be slow.

Three miles really isn't that much, but hopefully I can find a way to that point with my knee being all lame. I've been working out and staying active a little more this week, so I think that will help. I even take Ibuprofen and ice my knee. At least I am not being completely stupid.

I really hope I can blog about more running and less injury. Wish me luck!

Runaway Girl