September 26th September

The weather was absolutely bloody awful today. My plan was to do today's run this afternoon, so I had to pray for a break in the downpours which were spoiling the day. 3 o'clock I put on the MFC Cardio Workout to warm up. The workout turned out to be more of a full upper body workout than a warm up, and 15 minutes later I was knackered. However, running was scheduled so running was to take place. Asics 2150s on feet, off I went. The rain had turned into drizzle, and it wasn't as cold as it had been, so I ploughed on at a relaxed pace. Stairway to Heaven cam on my mp3 player, and it reminded me of the "Mile in Stairway" challenge I'd set myself. I'm getting closer to reaching that, but it's still a few months away at least. First mile no problems, but half way through the second I felt a twinge on the inside of my right knee, the one which gave me so much trouble lately. There was a pain every time my right foot hit the ground. I didn't want to stop running, but I did dramatically slow for most of the remainder of my two mile target. I managed to speed up again when the twinge stopped.

Despite the enforced slow down, I still completed the 2.01 miles faster than my recent runs, finishing in 19 mins 23.13seconds. Average speed was 6.2mph, maximum 6.9. 
Now it's time to wait and see, what will happen to the knee.

(Poetry on a running blog! Cool!)