10 Days To Go

I went to the doctor the other day to have my knee looked at. I was told what I kind of expected I would hear. It’s not a serious injury – no tearing or bone problems. It’s just a ligament strain kind of thing. So I do need to continue to lay off the running and allow it to heal, but I won’t really have to worry about some kind of permanent damage during my race. That’s good news.

So this morning I went to the Y and ran for an hour in the swimming pool. I put on this floaty belt thing, got in the deep end and ran the width of the pool over and over . . . and over . . . and over . . . and over. It was a tremendously boring hour. You can’t read a book, watch TV or listen to your iPod in the swimming pool. And it was amazingly slooooow. It took about 2 ½ minutes just to go the width of the pool. I felt really ridiculous at first, but got over that after a while. My knee felt fine while I was in the pool, but was tender as I walked back to the locker room. I plan to run in the pool from now until my race – no more treadmills for me.

So, once again, if anyone would like to come keep me company on Saturday morning, I’ll be at the Y. I don’t know what time I’ll go yet. I have to check what the pool has scheduled to make sure I can get a lane. But if you would like to come run or just float leisurely on your back alongside me, I would LOVE the company! It’s only supposed to be an 8 mile run, so I will only stay about 2 hours. Shoot me an email and I’ll let you know when and where!