Short Run in the Park

We three ran in the park again this morning. We drove there, a short distance from home, and when we parked I found the grass trails beckoning to me - they looked so good. I had my best shoes on, however, and the grass trails are a bit muddy, so I took the paved trails instead.

The right knee with PFS (runner’s knee) hurt a little bit right from the start, in the center of the kneecap, so after a half mile I switched from running 100% to walking for 30 seconds every now and then. It helped a lot, and the pain gradually disappeared. It came back later, so I stopped to massage/manipulate the kneecap. That seemed to lessen the pain and move it to the top of the kneecap. 3.6 miles in 37:12, pace 10:20. Tapering, it’ll do.