Author: Mark Allman

A cooler morning for a run. Temperature around 46. It rained overnight, but the skies were clear by the time I hit the road.

Still no knee issues. One thing at a time, though. Sticking with the short distance for one more day.

Today’s run was the 1.51 mile mostly flat route with a short 10%+ grade at the end. Pace was 9:12. Weight was 148.0.

Another mild morning. Mostly clear skies and 53 degrees. I’ll take it.

The knee really doesn’t hurt anymore. Occasionally I swear it feels like it’s popping/cracking a bit, but no pain and no swelling or discomfort either during the run or after. We’ll see.

Today’s run was the 1.51 mile mostly flat route with a short 10%+ hill at the end. Pace was 9:31. Weight was 148.6.

Nice, mild morning for a run. The knee is getting better. Still feel a few things, but it’s feeling progressively better as the days go by.

Today’s run was the 1.51 mile most flat route with a short 10%+ grade hill at the end. Pace was 9:55. Weight was 146.8.

A rainy morning and about 52 degrees. Glad to be out in it.

Today’s run was the 1.51 route that’s mostly flat but has a 10%+ short hill at the end. Pace was 10:01. Weight was 148.0.

Another nice morning for a knee recovery run. The toughest part of it all is being patient and not push. There’s intermittent mild “discomfort,” but it’s a discomfort that feels like something that was injured complaining a bit that it’s being asked to do work again.

Today’s run was the same 1.51 mile mostly flat with a short 10%+ grade hill at the end route. Pace was 9:28. Weight was 149.2/

Very comfortable morning for a run. 50 degrees and breezy.

The knee is interesting. I can feel a few things at different times. The plan is to stay at this distance for a while and ramp up when there isn’t anything noticeable.

Today’s run was the same 1.51 mile mostly flat route with a short 10+% grade hill at the end. Pace was 9:57. Weight was 149.0.

Got a run in before the remnants of Hurricane Ian arrived. 46 degrees and rain is, I must admit, not the most pleasant of conditions. I’ll take snow any day.

Today’s run was a 1.51 mile rather flat route with a short 10+% grade hill at the end. Pace was 10:16. Weight was 148.4.

Back to it. Again. Came back too fast a few weeks ago. The plan now is to step the training gradually. This morning was pretty much pain free. Better than even yesterday’s walk/light run.

Today’s light run was a 1.04 mile mostly flat route. Pace was an easy 10:32. Weight was 147.0.

A rather warm, baking later morning for a run. A breeze at times, but it’s not really cooling at all. Good training weather. Fight through it.

Today’s run was a 5.0 hills route. Pace was 9:29.

Decided to take yesterday off. The knee isn’t really bad at all, so take a break for a day to not rush. One of the toughest things is to ramp up slowly.

Today’s run was a later-morning, sunny and rolling 2.48 mile route, with the short 10+% grade hill near the end. Pace was 9:26.