Sun, Mar 29-Sat, Apr 4

 Sun Mar 29: AM. In Belleville, A 65 min joggle on the Badger State Trail. I think juggling helped to take my mind off my achy knee. It was partly sunny and in the 40s.

Mon Mar 30: AM. Ran 15 mins before rt knee became too painful. It was sunny and in the 40s.  PM. No second run—too nice out—sunny and 76°.

Tues Mar 31 - DNR - Resting knee.

Wed Apr 1 - DNR - Resting knee.

Thurs Apr 2 - DNR - Resting knee.

Fri Apr 3: AM. A 25 min run on the Capital City Trail. Pain-free. It was cloudy and around 40°. PM. A 25 min run on the Capital City Trail. Knee started acting up about 15 minutes in, but never became painful. It was raining and 42°.

Sat Apr 4: AM. A 35 min run on the Mendota Lakeshore Path. Knee was good. It was 39° and drizzly. PM. In Marshfield, jogged to the track, ran 2 miles in 11:45, jogged back. Knee was noticeable, but never became painful. The next couple days will be the real test.

My knee got bad again after Sunday’s joggle. I took 3 days off after that and it’s been okay. I’m really hoping to get back to big mileage soon, but for now, I think I’m just going to have to be patient.

The uptempo two mile on Saturday didn’t bother my knee much at all, but I don’t think I could’ve another 5:52 mile—my marathon pace of a few months ago is about what my 5k pace is now. If my knee can just stay healthy tho, I know my fitness will come around.

Sun, Mar 22-Sat, Mar 28

 Sun Mar 22: AM. Ran 7 mins, walked 2 mins x 10. Went around Lake Monona. Knee started acting up about 30 mins in, but never became too painful. It was mostly cloudy and in the 40s.

Mon Mar 23: AM. A 40 min run on the Capital City Trail. Knee was achy the whole time. Darkness gave way to clear skies, temp in the upper 20s.

Tues Mar 24: AM. Ran 10 mins, walked 2 mins x 6. Rt knee was a little achy upon waking, but surprisingly remained quite tolerable while running. Darkness gave way to mostly clear skies, temp of 33°.

Wed Mar 25: AM. Physical Therapy Appointment. PM. In Sun Prairie, A 55 min run over trails in Sheehan Park. Found 3 golf balls on the trail so did some joggling. Knee got achy but remained tolerable. It was partly sunny and in the upper 60s.

Thurs Mar 26: AM. A 20 min run on the Capital City Trail. Usual achiness in knee. It was partly cloudy and 50°. PM. Ran 5 mins, walked 1 min x 4. Knee was bugging me. It was lightly raining and around 50°.

Fri Mar 27: AM. A 45 min run on the Capital City Trail and around Monona Bay. Knee wasn’t too bad. It was mostly cloudy and 26°.

Sat Mar 28: AM. A 30 min run on the Capital City Trail and over residential streets. The knee was a little achy but remained very tolerable. It was sunny and 19°. PM. A 30 min run over residential streets. Knee was more achy than this morning but it never became too painful. It was mostly cloudy and 40°.

Still taking small steps, but at least I’m moving in the right direction.

A couple months ago, I was looking forward to pouring it on at the La Crosse Marathon on May 2 and Grandma’s on June 20. Now, I would consider it a success if I’m able to complete those marathons without any knee issues.

Sun, Mar 15-Sat, Mar 21

Sun Mar 15: AM. (Ran 3 mins, walked 1 min) x 8, ran 6 mins. Knee was achy but remained tolerable. It was 32° and cloudy, then hailed for the last 5 mins.

Mon Mar 16 - DNR - Walked to and from work (~5 miles). Knee was good. Blizzard on the way in, partly cloudy coming back. Temp in the 20s.

Tues Mar 17: AM. Ran 5 mins, walked 1 min x 6. The knee remained very tolerable. Darkness gave way to clear skies, temp of 9°.

Wed Mar 18: AM. Physical therapy appointment. PM. Ran 5 mins, walked 1 min x 10. Knee was pain-free for the first 30ish mins, then started getting achy. Clear skies, temp in the mid 30s.

Thurs Mar 19: AM. A 33 min run on the Capital City Trail. Knee started acting up a few mins in, but remained tolerable. PM. (Ran 5 mins, walked 1 min) x 2, (ran 2 mins, walked 2 mins) x 3. Knee was bothering me. Nice out tho- 45° and sunny.

Fri Mar 20: AM. Ran 8 mins, walked 2 mins x 6. Knee was getting very irritated towards the end.

Sat Mar 21 - DNR - Gorgeous out—sunny and 70s—but didn’t do any running. Kayaked in Lake Monona.

Another week made up of mostly run-walks. I think/hope I’m trending in the right direction. My knee is better than it was a couple weeks ago, though it’s still bugging me.

 

I’m waiting for the day when I can run again

Sun, Mar 8-Sat, Mar 14

Sun Mar 8 - DNR - Resting my broken knee.

Mon Mar 9: PM. Walked ~40 mins with a couple short futile attempts at running- knee was acting up. It was dark and around 60°.

Tues Mar 10: AM. Ran about 5 mins until knee became too painful.

Wed Mar 11: AM. Physical therapy appointment. Ran 1 mile on treadmill- no knee pain. PT suspects my right knee + muscles in rt leg are weaker than the left side. Did knee exercises- wall sits, sit to stand/single leg squats, side steps with band, single leg forward lean, wall squats.

Thurs Mar 12: AM. Ran 3 mins, walked 1 min x 8. Knee became noticeable about 10 mins in but remained tolerable. It was dark and 31°.

Fri Mar 13 - DNR - Walked 45 mins (pain-free). It was dark and 44° with 30+ mph winds from the south.

Sat Mar 14: AM. Ran 3 mins, walked 1 min x 10. The knee became noticeable about 5 mins in. It became a nuisance around 10 mins in, but never became too painful. It was mostly cloudy and 27°.

We think it’s getting better but nobody’s really sure

Sun, Mar 1-Sat, Mar 7

Sun Mar 1 - DNR - Walked about 22 miles around Lake Mendota. The knee was achy just walking. It was 9° when starting off at 5:30 AM and in the mid 20s + sunny by the end (close to noon).

Mon Mar 2 - DNR - Walked about a mile. Knee is still achy walking. Tried running for 1 second and knee became painful.

Tues Mar 3 - DNR - Injured right knee.

Wed Mar 4 - DNR - Had knee checked out at the Bone & Joint Clinic in Plover. X-rays didn’t show anything (as I’d expected). Got prescribed Meloxicam, an anti-inflammatory medication.

Thurs Mar 5 - DNR - Knee isn’t as achy when bending it or walking around. I think the Meloxicam is helping. Might try a test run tomorrow.

Fri Mar 6: AM. Ran 4 mins. Knee was ok for about 30 seconds, then became more and more painful. It was dark and foggy, temp in the low 40s.

Sat Mar 7: AM. Walked 1 min, ran 1 min x 10 or 11. Knee was getting more achy with each minute of running. It was cloudy and in the upper 50s. PM. In Stevens Point, walked the Point Bock course. It was cloudy and around 40° -Great racing weather!

The DNR-streak continues— hooray for the DNR!

I’ll be seeing a physical therapist next week. If the knee doesn’t show significant improvement after a few weeks of PT, I’ll lobby for an MRI.

Sun, Feb 22-Sat, Feb 28

Sun Feb 22 - DNR - Injured knee. Did lots of leg lifts and knee-strengthening exercises.

Mon Feb 23 - DNR - Injured knee. It’s not as painful when just walking, but it hurts pretty bad as soon as I try breaking into a stride. 

Tues Feb 24 - DNR - Another mild weather day, but yet another day without running- resting knee.

Wed Feb 25: AM. Ran 15 mins very slowly. Knee hurt but remained tolerable. Mostly clear skies, temp 23°. PM. Ran 15 mins. Knee was painful but no worse than this morning. Clear skies with a temp of 26°.

Thurs Feb 26: AM. No morning run- iced knee (felt sore upon waking). PM. A 30 min run on the Capital City Trail and over residential streets. Rt knee was achy and painful but remained tolerable (barely). It was dark and in the upper 30s.

Fri Feb 27 - DNR - Rt knee is painful and hot to the touch. Time to rest and ice. Nice out tho—56° and sunny.

Sat Feb 28 - DNR - Another beautiful day—snowing and in the 30s—but no running. Resting the injured knee.

There are some injuries that I can run thru and my body gets used to the pain, then forgets about it after a while. I don’t think this is one of those injuries. After Wednesday and Thursday's painful little jogs, my knee has gotten worse. Probably going to be out for a bit.   

Time to get scared

Time to change plan

Sun, Feb 15-Sat, Feb 21

Sun Feb 15: AM. Ran two loops around Lake Monona in 2 hours 48 mins. Heel was ok. Darkness gave way to mostly cloudy skies, then it became sunny. Temp in the low 30s.

Mon Feb 16: AM. A 72 min run on the Capital City Trail, the Wingra Creek Path, Monroe St, and the SW Path. Darkness gave way to partly cloudy skies, temp of 41°. PM. A 45 min run around Lake Wingra. It was dark and 48°.

Tues Feb 17: AM. A 60 min run on the Mendota Lakeshore Path to Picnic Pt. Darkness gave way to cloudy skies, temp 32°. PM. A 40 min run on the Capital City Trail and over residential streets. It was dark and 46°.

Wed Feb 18: AM. A 60 min run on the Capital City Trail and over mucky trails in Olin Park. Darkness gave way to clear skies with a temp around 50°. PM. A 45 min run around Lake Wingra. Clear skies turned dark, temp in the 40s.

Thurs Feb 19: AM. A 60 min run on the Mendota Lakeshore Path to Picnic Pt. My right knee was bothering me but remained tolerable. Darkness gave way to clear skies, temp 30°. PM. No second run- Rt knee has gotten worse. Hurts walking around.

Fri Feb 20 - DNR - Rt knee is very BAD. 

Sat Feb 21 - DNR - Injured knee. Been icing it and doing leg lifts like crazy.

Yikes! After about six months without a day off and generally feeling good, I’ve suddenly turned into crippled wreck. These past few weeks have been kind of a mess- first my heel, then the covid bug hit, now my old knee. Can’t seem to buy a break.

Sun, Feb 8-Sat, Feb 14

Sun Feb 8 - DNR - Sick with coronavirus. Rested in bed most of the day. Have bad headache, sore throat, stuffy nose, chills, and ache all over.

Mon Feb 9 - DNR - Sick. Still resting in bed and feeling wiped.

Tues Feb 10 - DNR - Sick. Still resting, trying to get rid of Covid.

Wed Feb 11: PM. A 45 min run on the Capital City Trail and on the Wingra Creek Path. Felt tired but good to finally run. It was dark and in the low 30s.

Thurs Feb 12: AM. A 75 min run on the Capital City Trail, the Wingra Creek Path, Monroe, and the SW Path. Sore heel. Darkness gave way to mostly cloudy skies. Temp 22°. PM. A 60 min run on the Capital City Trail and the SW Path. Heel was pretty painful for the first 30 mins. It was dark and 34°.

Fri Feb 13: AM. A 60 min run on the Mendota Lakeshore Path to Picnic Pt. Heel was a nuisance throughout. Darkness gave way to blue sunny skies, temp 23°. PM. A 50 min run on the Capital City Trail. It was dark and 40°.

Sat Feb 14: AM. A 55 min run on the Capital City Trail and over trails in Olin Park. The heel wasn’t too bad, but my legs were tired and I generally felt lousy. It was mostly cloudy and 22°. PM. Ran 75+ mins on the Capital City Trail and over residential streets including the subzero mile in ~5:10. Warm out—53°!! Eek—Heat stroke!

Getting sick sucks. Took three days off due to illness. My heel has also continued to bug me. At least it's warming up. Though, I’d much rather have a healthy body and rotten weather. I will run in anything mother nature has to offer, but I won’t run if I’m injured or not feeling well.

Sun, Feb 1-Sat, Feb 7

Sun Feb 1: AM. A 90 min run on the Capital City Trail and over residential streets (two Olbrich loops). My left heel was acting up a bit. It was noticeable from the start, but it never really became painful. Hopefully it’s nothing major like a stress fracture. If so, I might have to take some time off.

Mon Feb 2 - DNR - Tried running but had to stop immediately. Left heel hurts.

Tues Feb 3 - DNR - Injured. Resting heel.

Wed Feb 4: AM. A 60 min run on the Mendota Lakeshore Path to Picnic Pt. Got new orthotics and heel felt okay! Darkness gave way to clear skies, temp of -1°.

Thurs Feb 5: AM. A 60 min run on the Capital City Trail and over residential + city streets. Heel was sore initially but seemed to get better. It was cloudy and 20°.

Fri Feb 6: AM. A 78 min run on the Capital City Trail. Like yesterday, the heel was bothering me at the start but got better as the run progressed. Darkness gave way to cloudy skies. Temp 32°.

Sat Feb 7: AM. In Green Bay, ran (part of) the Beerntsen’s Chocolate 15k until going off course and getting lost about 8 or 9 kilometers in. Course wasn’t well marked. I think I was in fourth with the top 3 runners out of sight and the fifth runner a good distance back. After several blocks without seeing any cones, signs, race volunteers, police officers, etc… I realized that I must’ve missed a turn and was no longer on the course (I was feeling terrible anyway so I wasn’t too upset about getting lost). I turned around and jogged back a quarter+ mile till I met the runner behind me, who also followed me off course. Luckily he was from GB and we were able to find our way back onto the course, though I’m not sure how much extra (or less) of the 15k we actually did. Crossed the line in 58:42. First 5 miles at 6:05ish pace, the rest at 6:30+. My heel wasn’t all that noticeable, but the rest of my body felt like shit. Still I managed to enjoy some chocolate and beer afterwards. It was sunny and 3°. Drove to Marshfield after run then spent the rest of the day horizontal- tested positive for the coronavirus disease.

I was still on course at this point in the race, but not feeling too good

Early in the week I was worried I had a calcaneal stress fracture. I gave the heel a couple days rest, then tested it out and was able to make it through an hour without too much discomfort. I did the same the next day, then a 78er on Friday and the heel held up. I thought I might be safe to race on Saturday, but what a disaster that ended up being! At least my heel is okay (or so I hope).

Sun, Jan 25-Sat, Jan 31

Sun Jan 25: AM. A 100 min run with MSRC, most of it with Jonathan and Kyle, over city and residential streets, various paths, and on the Lake Wingra loop route. It was cloudy and -2°.

Mon Jan 26: AM. A 45 min run on the Capital City Trail and around Monona Bay. It was dark and -6°. PM. A 45 min run on the Capital City Trail and over residential streets. It was dark and 4°.

Tues Jan 27: AM. A 60 min run on the Mendota Lakeshore Path to Picnic Pt. Darkness gave way to mostly clear skies. Temp of 9°. PM. A 60 min run on the Capital City Trail and the Starkweather Creek Path. It was dark and 7°.

Wed Jan 28: AM. An 80 min run around Lake Monona. Did 2 min surges every 10 mins. Darkness gave way to clear skies with a temp of -1°. PM. A 45 min run on the Capital City Trail and over residential streets. It was dark and 10°.

Thurs Jan 29: AM. A 68 min run on the Capital City Trail, the Wingra Creek Path, Monroe St, and the SW Path. It was dark and -7°. PM. A 50 min run on the Capital City Trail and the Starkweather Creek Path. It was dark and 6°.

Fri Jan 30: AM. A 45 min run on the Capital City Trail and around Monona Bay. Darkness gave way to mostly clear skies, temp of 4°. PM. A 30 min run on the Capital City Trail. It was dark and around 10°.

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Sun, Jan 18-Sat, Jan 24

Sun Jan 18: AM. A 2 hour 40 min run on the Capital City Trail, the Yahara Riverway Trail and over the streets of McFarland. It was mostly sunny and 1°.

Mon Jan 19: AM. A 72 min run with the old man on the Capital City Trail, the Wingra Creek Path, Monroe St, and the SW Path. It was dark and -2°.

Tues Jan 20: AM. A 65 min run with the old man on the SW Path, Monroe St, the Wingra Creek Path, and the Capital City Trail. It was dark and -2°.

Wed Jan 21: AM. A 65 min run on the SW Path, Monroe St, the Wingra Creek Path, and on the Capital City Trail. It was dark and 14°. PM. A 45 min run on the Capital City Trail and around Monona Bay. It was lightly snowing and 21°.

Thurs Jan 22: AM. A 35 min run on the Capital City Trail. Darkness gave way to clear skies with a temp of 8°. PM. A 45 min run on the Capital City Trail and the Wingra Creek Path. It was dark and 6°.

Fri Jan 23: AM. A 65 min run on the Capital City Trail. It was dark and -17° (windchill of -38°). PM. A 30 min run on the Capital City Trail. It was dark and -10°.

Sat Jan 24: AM. Met Todd and Kyle (wearing shorts) at the Velo UnderRound for a 5k tempo run. Ran the 1.5 mile loop route twice + extra in ~17:40. Footing was pretty good for most of it. Temp was -12° with overcast skies and not much wind. PM. A 55 min run on the Capital City Trail and the Starkweather Creek Path. It was dark and -4°.

Let there be snow

Let there be Winter time

Let north winds blow

All across this land

Sun, Jan 11-Sat, Jan 17

Sun Jan 11: AM. A 2 hour 30 min run on the Capital City Trail, the Wingra Creek Path, around Lake Wingra, over trails in the arboretum and on the SW Path. Took a while to get going. Mix of sun and clouds, temp in the upper 20s.

Mon Jan 12: AM. A 45 min run on the Capital City Trail and over residential streets. It was dark and 27°. PM. PM. A 60 min run on the Mendota Lakeshore Path to Picnic Pt. It was dark and 36°.

Tues Jan 13: AM. A 75 min run on the Capital City Trail. It was dark and 38°. PM. In Deerfield, ran 20 mins over residential streets, did 20x200m on the track, 20 min cool down. It was dark and in the low 40s.

Wed Jan 14: AM. A 45 min run on the Capital City Trail and around Monona Bay. It was in the mid 20s and windy. PM. A 45 min run on the Capital City Trail and over residential streets. It was dark and around 20°.

Thurs Jan 15: AM. A 90 min run around Lake Monona. Darkness gave way to clear skies, temp of 10°. PM. Ran 30 mins on the Capital City Trail then saw Jay Gilligan juggle- Great show!

Fri Jan 16: AM. Ran to the University and did 6xBascom Hall Hills. Footing was a little dicey. It was snowing and 24°. PM. A 68 min run on the Capital City Trail, the Wingra Creek Path, Monroe, and the SW Path. It was snowing and 33°.

Sat Jan 17: AM. A 78 min run on the Capital City Trail. 2-3 inches of fresh, fluffy snow on the trail made for good cushioning. It was lightly snowing and 11°. PM. No second run — Disaster! Car took a crap on me. I’d planned on doing another 78er but instead spent several hours freezing in my car with no power waiting for a tow.

This was a good week up until Saturday afternoon.

Sun, Jan 4-Sat, Jan 10

Sun Jan 4: AM. In Old Milwaukee for the Time Travel Half Marathon. Won the race comfortably in 1:15:39. Felt pretty good! I was a little concerned going into it that I’d have to do a lot of weaving as the course was a double out-and-back on the Oak Leaf Trail. The organization turned out better than I’d anticipated. There was a lead biker, which helped a lot. It only became somewhat crowded in the last mile or two. About 3-4 miles of the course was covered in slippery snow/ice, but for most of it (9+ miles), the footing was great. Temp was around 15° with clear skies and not much wind.

Mon Jan 5: AM. A 45 min run on the Capital City Trail and around Monona Bay. It was dark and 26°. PM. In Sun Prairie, A 45 min run over residential streets and on the Linnerud Path. It was dark and 33°.

Tues Jan 6: AM. A 60 min run on the Capital City Trail. It was raining and 33° -Great running weather! PM. A 60 min run around Lake Wingra and on the Wingra Creek Path. It was dark and 37°.

Wed Jan 7: AM. Ran to the University and did 6xBascom Hall Hills. It was dark and 32°. PM. Ran two loops around Lake Wingra in 90 mins. It was dark and in the mid 30s.

Thurs Jan 8: AM. A 68 min run on the Capital City Trail, the Wingra Creek Path, Monroe St, and on the SW Path. It was dark and 33°. PM. A 40 min run around Lake Wingra. It was dark and foggy with periods of light to moderate rain. Temp in the 40s.

Fri Jan 9: PM. Only ran once today- an 80 min run around Lake Monona. It was dark and 34°.

Sat Jan 10: AM. A 65 min run on the Capital City Trail and over trails in Olin Park. It was in the low 30s and snowing. PM. A 90 min run on the Capital City Trail, the Wingra Creek Path, the Lake Wingra loop route, Monroe St, and on the SW Path. It was partly cloudy and 35°.

Busy irritating week of work (as usual), but still managed to get in a few decent runs

Sun, Dec 28-Sat, Jan 3

Sun Dec 28: AM. In Marshfield, An 81 min run with Justin and the old man over residential streets. Darkness gave way to cloudy skies with a temp of 33°.

Mon Dec 29: AM. A 30 min run on the Capital City Trail. It was dark, windy, and 18°. PM. A 65 min run on the Capital City Trail, the Wingra Creek Path, Monroe St, and the SW Path. It was dark with snow flurries, temp 15°.

Tues Dec 30: AM. A 40 min run over residential streets and on the Capital City Trail. It was dark and 8°. PM. A 40 min run on the Capital City Trail and the Wingra Creek Path. It was dark with snow flurries and a temp around 20°.

Wed Dec 31: AM. Ran to the University and did 5xBascom Hall Hills. It was dark and 28°. PM. A 45 min run on the Capital City Trail and over residential streets. It was dark, windy and around 20°.

2025 got off to a slow start running-wise, but once my old knee finally came around, it gradually got better. Here’s 3 toots and a whistle for ‘26!!

Thurs Jan 1, 2026: AM. Rung in the New Year with a 90 min run around Lake Monona. Darkness gave way to clear skies, temp of 8°. PM. A 45 min run on the Capital City Trail and around Monona Bay. It was dark and 15°.

Fri Jan 2: AM. A 60 min run on the Mendota Lakeshore Path to Picnic Pt. It was dark and 12°. PM. A 60 min run on the Capital City Trail. Mostly clear skies gave way to darkness. Temp in the upper teens.

Sat Jan 3: AM. An 80 min run on the Capital City Trail and over trails in Olin Park. It was cloudy and 16°. PM. A 40 min run over residential streets and various bike paths. It was cloudy and 21°.

Ran 50+ miles in the past three days so my legs should be good and warmed up for a half marathon tomorrow. Taper? I hardly know her! 

Runnig Log 2026

Seven months ago, I mentioned that I always start a new “Running Log” in early June. Well, I’m mixing it up. From now on, the running logs will be starting on January 1.

This past Sunday (December 28th, 2025) was Neon Park’s birthday. To celebrate, I made a Running Log cover illustration based on the artwork from Little Feat’s “Feats Don’t Fail Me Now” album. Neon Park is probably most well known for doing the cover artwork for every Little Feat album, with the exception of their debut. Many of his designs drip with a wonderfully surrealistic absurdism that only Neon could imagine.

The artwork for Feat’s Don't Fail Me Now portrays George Washington sitting next to Marilyn Monroe (?!), driving along a steep purple mountain range in a personified car that is looking worriedly up at a threatening bolt of lightning. A strikingly beautiful piece.

The only difference I made to my illustration is substituting George and Marilyn for a runner, since it is a “running log”. 

After designing eleven running logs, you’d hope that I should know how to spell the word “running”. Apparently not. I think my subconscious brain realized it wouldn’t have enough room to squeeze in that third “N” at the top of the notebook, so it just decided to omit it all together. Or maybe it’s the fact that I’m unconditioned to doing this at the end of December as opposed to late May/early June like I’ve always done before.

It wasn’t until I’d already drawn the whole title in bubble letters with a permanent marker that I saw my mistake. Rather than starting over or crying, I decided to add Mr. N at the bottom of the page, hanging on to the side of the cliff for dear life. My theory is that he got struck by a bolt of lightning.

Neon Park was born on December 28, 1940. If he were alive today, he would have just turned 85. Unfortunately ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease) took his life in 1993. When his doctor diagnosed him with the disease, Neon’s response was, “But doctor, I never even played baseball!”

Happy birthday Neon Park! And Happy New Year. 2026! Ahhhhh!!!!!!!!!!