Running: A Fever

Tragically, I am distracted today. I have a lot to do in a short span of time. Holiday grocery shopping, painting a room, and finding some furniture to go in it. But I have made physical health and fitness my number one priority. I spend some time talking about all of the things I have to do and the busy-ness of the day. Perhaps this distractedness is a foreshadowing of the inattention to my body that leads to my injury. Ironically, before I hit the run portion I consider running twice per day! I am feeling my knee pain and it is not just bothering me on the trail but it has been a problem all day. I am convinced that I feel good and that sitting is worse for my knee than exercising, so here I am. I have been “kind of limping” all day and yet I am still determined not only to walk today, but to at least try to run. But at least I am willing to abort the run if it doesn’t feel right. And before the run, I admit that I am limping. Routine update: I do my research and come up with a few dynamic stretching exerci