Well I usually like to go out for a short, slow run a day after a big workout to prevent the lactic acid from settling in my muscles and making them even sorer and less responsive but when I got up this morning I knew there would be none of that today. My left knee, the one I gashed right on the top of it in my fall, is swelled up some and very stiff. It bends without much pain when there is no weight on it but I have a LOT of pain bending it when I put weight on it too. Today is going to be a day of nursing it back to health so I can get back to running by Monday... I'm within 4 weeks now and I need to capitalize on runs like that.
I did my strength work today on my whole body (weight training) but was very light on leg presses. I normally go as high as 320 lbs on my legs but today I went no higher than 120 lbs. No use in making a moderate injury into a real bad one. I also spent 15 minutes on my elliptical loosening both knees up and they felt much better afterwards, my sore muscles also appreciated it by burning off some of that lactic acid.
I made my second to last cutom shirt today with all of the recent names that were added. The next one I do will be the final one before we head to CO in early August. Anyone wanting to add a name will need to do it before August 3rd so that I can make the last shirt before we leave on the 5th. We decided that we'll also make 3 more shirts, one for Jan, Derek and Erica to wear as my crew on race day. I think that'll be neat! The best support crew a guy could possibly want!
I was interviewed by the Monroe Courier Friday and I'll be in this week's edition so those of you who live in town, keep an eye out for me this week!
LiveSTRONG my friends!
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