Sun June 29: AM. A 90 min late morning hangover run on the Capital City Trail and Lower Yahara Riverway trail. I think I sweated out all the alcohol out of my system. It was mostly sunny and 86° with a dew point of 73.
Mon June 30: AM. A 78 min run on the Capital City Trail and on the SW Path. It was sunny and 66°. PM. A 35 min run on the Capital City Trail. It was mostly cloudy and 81°.
Tues July 1: AM. Ran about 30 mins on the Cannonball Path with the Velo UnderRound Group “Vurg” (Kyle and Johnathan). Did 3x5 mins fast with 2 min recovery jogs, then 5x1 min fast with 30 sec recoveries. It was sunny and in the 60s. PM. A 45 min run on the Glacial Drumlin Trail. It was sunny and 82°.
Wed July 2: AM. A 68 min run on the Capital City Trail, the Wingra Creek Path, Monroe St, and on the SW Path. It was sunny and in the 60s.
Thurs July 3: In Marshfield, A 57 min run with Justin and the old man over residential streets and on the bike path. It was sunny and in the 60s.
MRI today showed a bone contusion and inflammation of the iliotibial band causing iliotibial band friction syndrome (ITBS). I’ll likely need 4-6 weeks of physical therapy, but fortunately shouldn't require surgery.
Fri July 4: AM. A 50 min run with Justin and the old man in Wildwood Park and over residential streets. It was mostly cloudy and around 70°. *Happy 4th of July!
Sat July 5: AM. In Decorah, IA, A 90 min run on the Trout Run Trail. Lots of good hills. It was mostly sunny and 78°.
The knee’s been okay for the most part. It gets a little achy at times but has remained tolerable this week. The MRI on Thursday showed ITBS. It feels good to finally know what the problem is. Hopefully with some physical therapy exercises, I can get rid of this thing for good.
