In sickness and in health

The day after Rock 'N' Roll was brutal. I was pretty sick on Monday – not debilitatingly so, but enough that I stayed home from work. It surprised me because I'd run 13.1 before during training without any problems. It may have been, with this cooler fall weather, that I didn't do enough to conserve my body heat immediately after the run.

I got in my S&M therapy session with Gina. The left leg was still loose so she did most all the work on the right side. She advised me that I should give myself as much healing time as possible. So as I originally contemplated, I reworked my training schedule.

We moved our foreweek runs to Tuesday. Deanna got sick, so only Paul and Lisa were there. The three of us walked for about two miles and called it a night. They suggested running my 21-miler two weeks after the Silicon Valley Marathon, so that everyone could rest and join in a "running-buddy relay" to keep me company for the entire 21 miles. What a great idea!

As of now my knee is feeling well enough to walk upright with. I went dancing at the Glas Kat after the walk last night without any problems, although I kept my knee braced. I should be able to run tomorrow night.

Check out my pictures from the race! Who is that handsome guy in the orange shorts?