I stuck to my plan folks! I ran a decent 5km on my way home from work yesterday and enjoyed the fresh air and warmer temperatures. I managed to even get my pace per kilometer down from 9:30 per km to 9:00, which is a great step in the right direction for me. I'll take every little achievement I can get (I used to run around a 5:30 per km).
That said, it was by no means a pain-free run. I noticed after a mile that I wasn't actually bending my bad leg, so my stride was a bit lopsided, giving my hip a nasty twinge. I focused on circling my leg through each footfall so I could have a more normal gait. That became easier as the kilometers went by, which was good. My fibula (that leg bone in your calf that attaches to the medial side of the knee), decided that it would progressively turn into a steel rod until I would slow down to a walk. Then it would pass and I would run again until I could feel it tightening and then slamming into my knee. Yeah, just typical OA knee crap right?....RIGHT? Ugh, so frustrating. So after I got home I worked on resting and messaging the knee and the areas above and below it. I could feel a knot around where the fibula was giving me grief so I tried to give that extra attention, however painful it was. This morning my bad leg is cranky sore, but it's manageable. I try to put off taking any ibuprofen until it hurts to walk, since having taken them for a year now I'm concerned about any long term damage they might cause. All in all I'm glad I got out there and got in a good run. There's only so many home workouts a person can do!
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