January Review

JANUARY MILEAGE ~ 116.56

First, I want to start off by saying how thankful I am to have found other fellow bloggers and runner's to share this journey with. It's very exciting and motivating to me to know that I can go to another running blog and within a minute become fully motivated and to also know that I can be checked in on at any time so I can be held accountable for the goals and miles I have placed before me. Thanks to all of you out there who help to support and motivate me!!!

January started off wonderful with my Year to Year Run. I haven't felt so great in a long time during a run. I'm beginning to think it has a lot to do with running in the dark. Maybe it's because you can't see how far you have to run? If only I had a way to do it more often.
I'm feeling pretty good with my mileage so far. I've wanted to be a little more consistent with mileage and the days I run but being a busy Mom I have to learn to be flexible. Considering everything that was going on in January I'm happy. My knee started to cause some concern after a longer run on the 22nd. Since then I have noticed it but it hasn't caused any pain while I am actually running. I'm sure a lot of it was ramping up my miles so quickly. Since I haven't had a running buddy and so many miles are accumulated on a treadmill I tend to be my own personal trainer. This can be good and bad. Good because I tend to be competitive with myself and try to go faster and/or farther against previous runs. Good because I really do need to push myself and try to increase my speed. If I'm aiming for a certain mile marker and go past it then I usually try to make myself round up to the nearest mile... or two :) Bad because since I do this sometimes I don't give my body the time it needs to adjust to the added miles. This has a lot to do with my knee issue right now. In 1993 I wrecked my car and when it rolled my left knee hit the knob you pull out to turn on the headlights-yes, I had a state of the art vehicle :) Since then my knee has popped and cracked off and on. It has caused more issues when I have NOT been running or working out. I'm seriously thinking of just giving in and going to the doctor to get a referral to get it checked out. I don't want to do something that will cause a serious injury where I wouldn't be able to run again. Something happened in there and continues to cause issues. Since I'm getting older I really want to do what I can to remain healthy and in working condition :) I'll keep you posted on that.

Besides my knee I am excited about the miles I accomplished. I hope I can continue with this trend and keep adding to my mileage, endurance, and speed.