#backtorunning

June 2022. A lot more walking than running, as my right knee still pains me post run. I have learned to do squats and have been advised to try bridges as well. It makes sense that any weakness in other areas of the body will overload my knees, and that makes the most sense to me. Another insight that popped into my head was that overall body strength work will be more beneficial than focused squats and bridges. Granted, I put a bit more emphasis on squats and bridges, but I am adding pushups, planks and weights to my workouts. Overall strength = overall strong running makes perfect sense to me. Longest walk last month was through the East Village and Stuyvesant Park, through Alphabet City and Stuy Town back up to Madison Square. I was showing Stokely my favorite neighborhoods in Manhattan, but he fell asleep lol. There's always next time. Cool throwback on my last long run of 2021, an out and back on the OCA Trail from van Cortlandt Golf Course to Hastings and back. It was a hot one! Especially with no shade along Yonkers Ave. #backtorunning #strava #garmin #altrarunning #xeroshoes #humagel #trailrunning #familybonding #monthlyrecap https://www.instagram.com/p/Cfg_FMirgqh/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

My first road run in months at the end of April had me feeling inspired and highly motivated to drop the treadmill completely and hit the streets. Two days later, I got out on a Sunday morning. With no warmup, it was a really tough first mile. I stuck with it and eventually warmed up, keeping it low and slow. My right knee had a soreness that I, as always, stubbornly pushed through for 4 miles. The pain sunk into my knee hard for the following week, especially after sitting for any period of time, I was reduced to a limp until I moved enough to walk regularly. As you can guess, it was no running for the rest of the week. Or the following week. The pain has finally let up where I can stand after sitting and walk regularly. Strength training is the moral of the story. The older I get, the strength and mobility I must work on to keep running. If it's something else, I will share what I have learned. Let's get ready for Summer running! #backtorunning #Strava #garmin #altrarunning #xeroshoes #humagel #strengthwork #running #kneepain #mobility #flexibility https://www.instagram.com/p/Cdnncg7LPej/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Week 3, April 2022. New work schedule adjustment had my sleep way off, so it was zero runs for the week. Stokely turned 8 months, and we were trying to take a new family photo. Stokely thought otherwise lol. I think it is a nice pic. #backtorunning #strava #garmin #altrarunning #xeroshoes #humagel #teamphillipsSSL https://www.instagram.com/p/CdF7_w-LoRt/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Mid April It was a 4 run week, but mostly tired mornings kept me to 20 minutes on the hamster wheel (read: treadmill). 20 minutes > nothing. #strava #garmin #altrarunning #xeroshoes #backtorunning https://www.instagram.com/p/CdDYy3GOMPt/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Last week was my first week with 5 runs since March 2021! After Spring arrived last year, the injuries kept showing up and repeating, limiting my running to a few times a week to no running at all for a week here and there. This was all on a treadmill, where I am looking for ways to keep it as interesting as possible. Road and trail running are on the horizon, but first I am adjusting my schedule to assign a portion of my alotted daily 24-hours to it. Strength work has again fallen to the wayside and is one of my top routine/habit setting tasks on my list. #backtorunning #strava #garmin #altrarunning #xeroshoes #minimalistrunning #humagel https://www.instagram.com/p/Cbe4CBAuxn9/?utm_medium=tumblr

No running last week for me. Not that I was injured or taking a "rest week". It was just one of those weeks where I couldn't get anything going. There will always be down days and weeks, but if you wake up the next day, that's an opportunity to get something done. I enjoyed my time with Stokely and that is the big plus. Here we are enjoying the view. 😁😁 #backtorunning #strava #garmin #altrarunning #xeroshoes #humagel https://www.instagram.com/p/CbGq657rMkg/?utm_medium=tumblr

Last week was a slow one. Only one run and one walk. I'm itching to build back up to a 6-day training week, but the mental and physical challenges are amplified post long-break. These are the lemons I have, so lemonade I must make. 🍋😄 Things are different now, so should I register for a virtual race and have that as a training goal or just run for health this year and begin the buildup to the Chicago Marathon once the calendar turns to 2023? I have space to play around with this, so let's see what happens.... "Having time" is always a procrastination invite, so I am leaning towards looking on the virtual race calendar and registering for something in late summer/fall. I guess I answered my own question lol. #backtorunning #strava #garmin #altrarunning #xeroshoes #humagel https://www.instagram.com/p/Ca-LaeeLCJB/?utm_medium=tumblr

"Slow and steady wins the race." -The Tortoise and the Hare February has come and gone as swift as usual. Stokely is now 6 months old and I turned 43 years old. My PNC and I are out and about exploring, and I am getting back my older and (hopefully) wiser running legs. All treadmill running still with some noticeable progress where I can run two days in a row with a controlled seed workout and not feeling my lungs burn or like Gumby post run. Spring is around the corner, looking for my return to running outdoors. I miss the trails and roads. #february #backtorunning #altrarunning #xeroshoes #strava #garmin https://www.instagram.com/p/CanXn4BPTdQ/?utm_medium=tumblr