Sunday, October 14, 2007

A week without running

This week I resolved not to run at all. I biked to work one day. I went on a 56 mile ride with KA on the new river trail which was great. I went on an intense bike ride this morning for an hour. Later in the day I went on a hike in the woods and I ran a little bit. The knee felt fine. I'm going to try running a mile tomorrow if nothing seems to hurt. I hope I can get back in the saddle again and get some runs in before the MCM. I have to ease into this and not overdo it. Thank goodness for the bike. I am really starting to realize that it complements running very well. Running tends to emphasize the back of your legs while biking emphasizes the front. If you only work the back of your legs, tension can actually build up in your legs when the back muscles outgrow the front muscles. Biking helps and I want to make it a routine.

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