12 Miler?

This weekend I had a 12 miler scheduled. I did end up doing a 12 miler, unfortunately it was done driving to church. The night after my treadmill run, I experienced some knee discomfort while falling asleep. The next morning I could still feel some soreness around my right knee and it was slightly painful to walk. My right knee has been nagging me for the last 2 weeks so I think it's time to rest it for a week. I'm usually someone that will try to run through pain, but after doing some research on the Internet, it seems that knee pain is not something to run through. Also, I begin marathon training for the San Diego Rock n Roll in 2 weeks and I figure it would be better to be rested and healed before I start.

So instead of running this weekend, I decided to go to the gym to cross train and lift weights. When I was younger (which was many years ago . . .) I used to go to the gym and ONLY lift weights. Since I've started running, I SELDOM lift weights anymore; there just isn't that much time. So I went to the gym and did all sorts of weight training on my legs and core. In addition I did some pull-ups and dips, but mostly focused on muscles used for running. Afterwards, I biked for a short time and got home in time to watch the Chargers shock the Colts!

Today, I'm pretty sore and feeling it everywhere. My knee pain is almost completely gone, which made me tempted to go out and run. Instead, I went to school to get ready for Monday. It was great having 2 weeks off, but I didn't do much planning for this week.