Life has gotten in the way of any decent running this past week. It's been a series of recital rehearsals then two recitals, a hospitalized uncle to visit, dance practice for my daughter, and oh my sister-in law is visiting. I am so looking forward to this weekend when I can sleep in and run on my favorite trail. The best part is, the leaves are finally out so it makes my favorite trail system feel like a scene in Lord of the Rings.
This afternoon though I'm getting a run-commute in. It's gorgeous outside so it will be a real treat. The best part is, I remembered to put on some KT tape around my knee, so I won't be hobbling towards the end...I hope. I think I'm finally starting to accept that my knee is how it is now and I need to adjust to this new reality. No one is going to adjust for me, and no one seems capable of relieving my pain, much to my disgust with modern medicine. My doctor says to giv'r, so I will. I have even ventured up and down the stairs at work more in the past few days than I have in over a year. Thankfully it is actually getting easier and less painful. I guess it's true when they say if you don't use it, you lose it. Mind you, I'm still as slow as a turtle going up those stairs and grip the handrail with life-or-death-desperation when descending, but it is getting easier!
My knee swelling is still an issue. I'm going to start icing it again at the end of the day and see if that helps. The KT tape, in an edema formation, has helped with the "water on the knee" swelling but I still have an obscene amount of swelling behind my knee. With summer coming, and leg swelling being common in my family, I'd really like to get that under control.
Well, off I go into another day. Today I'm aiming for between 5-6km for my run commute. Preferably closer to that 6km mark ;-)
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