An Uncomfortable Run

I took care of W7D2 last night despite some discomfort in my right knee. During the run, I also surpassed the 50 mile mark for total distance so far in the program. Although this run wasn't my best, I'm just glad I finished it properly by going the full 25 minutes without stopping. The entire last mile was a bit of a struggle at points thanks to my knee.

The last few workouts, I've noticed a minor ache in my knees when the run following the warmup walk has started. It usually lasts no more than 1/4 mile and I feel fine after that. Last night, though, that wasn't the case. It came back a couple times during that last mile and it made the mental battles a lot tougher than they needed to be. During the cooldown walk, there really wasn't any discomfort but it didn't feel normal the whole way. On the bright side, my legs were fine all day at work (I'm on my feet all day) and there hasn't even been a slight ache.

I honestly think a contributing factor to the discomfort is the fact that I never do any pre-workout stretches to target my knees. Once I can find some online, I'm going to incorporate them into my pre-workout routine and see if that changes things. Another part of the problem, at least last night, was that I didn't properly hydrate before the workout. I usually drink a glass of water about half an hour before I run but it slipped my mind last night. I would bet the lack of stretching played a bigger role but both had a hand in the uncomfortable run from last night.

One funny thing I did notice though, as I took off my running shoes, was a 1/8" screw lodged into the front sole of my left shoe. It didn't make it in all the way, thankfully, but I'm not sure how much damage it would have done. At any rate, it's just not the sort of thing you expect to find after an evening run but that's the perils of running in Suburbia.