It's Not Winter Yet

But you couldn’t prove it this morning. 28 degrees with snow on the grass, ice on the roads, and a stiff wind. Running was iffy. But the St Croix Runners ran nevertheless, the normal five-mile course, moving more slowly and picking our footing more carefully than usual. Of the seven of us who showed up, five had run last weekend’s Twin Cities Marathon, so this was a recovery run anyway. Two shirts, jacket, tights, mitts, ear cover, Nike Lunarglide shoes (for their aggressive tread).

Five miles in 48:11, pace 9:39, good enough for the slippery roads. Two minor knee problems: (1) After the run they ached a bit from the cold - this is a familiar feeling which will go away. In a few days or weeks when the knees are accustomed to the cold, this problem will not appear; but (2) The right knee has bothered a little since the day after TCM, especially going down stairs. At the bottom of the kneecap, right in the middle of the meniscus. I hope that’s not a sign of things to come. Fortunately, it doesn’t hurt (yet) DURING a run. Time will tell. I’ll use the foam knee protectors for a while.


Post-run lunch by Sunshine. Gluten-free pancakes, apple/honey topping with home-grown never-sprayed apples, Applegate organic chicken bratwurst, kiwi.