This morning I was originally planning to take the day off from running and just do some cardio. However, as I arrived to my gym I realized between a physical therapy session and work flight tomorrow it would be difficult for me to get a run in. Thus, I decided to run again today instead. Given the fact this would be the first time in several weeks I had run two days in a row (and three out of four for that matter), I was definitely a bit nervous.
I decided to stick with another 35 minute run and increased the pace slightly to 7:30. The run was pretty uneventful--no pain during it and once again very little afterwards (with the exception of some tightness behind my left knee). I spent a good 15-20 minutes afterwards on stretching and strengthening exercises, and made a point to do plenty of walking the remainder of the morning and early afternoon, which I am beginning to think is very important. While I am not ready to declare myself completely "out of the woods," I am becoming more confident that if I can be consistent with my stretching, strengthening, and physical therapy I should hopefully be able to remain "healthy enough"...
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