After my last tw0 10K runs, I noticed the muscles around my knees were feeling stiff. I actually felt fine during each run, but there was some lingering stiffness in both legs for days after. I did the suggested workout on Monday, skipped Wednesday’s run, then did a 5K today to see how it would go.
I aimed for a BPM of 150 to make sure the pace was slower (averaged 151) and for the first km, came in at 5:37/km, which is not slow. I managed to get more on track after that.
And with the later afternoon start, some sun and mild temperatures, conditions were quite pleasant. The knees actually felt fine during the run and while I could feel some stiffness in the walk after (more so in the right knee than the left), they actually don’t feel any worse than before. I think as long as I don’t overdo it, they will be okay. I’ll try some massages and cold/hot compression between runs and see how that helps, too.
Overall, I am encouraged, because I have only ever had knee issues with running once before, so it’s not a normal thing at all.
After I hit the turnaround point at 3 km, I debated briefly about going on and finishing the 5K halfway around the lake, which would also necessitate a 5K walk around the rest of the lake. This would not be taking it easy in any way. Sense prevailed, and I turned back at the 3.13 km mark. It does speak to how I felt fine, though.
I also wore a single layer, which was plenty. We are getting close to t-shirt weather. Gotta work on that farmer’s tan!
Stats:
Run 771 Average pace: 5:41/km Location: Burnaby Lake (CW, then CCW) Start: 1:46 p.m. Distance: 5.03 km Time: 28:36 Weather: Sunny Temp: 13ºC Humidity: 67% Wind: low BPM: 151 Weight: 164.8 Total distance to date: 5740 km Devices: Garmin Forerunner 255 Music, iPhone 12, AirPods (3rd generation) Shoes: Saucony Peregrine 12 (412 km)
