Well today is when things start to get serious about training for Ogden. I am going to give Pfitzingers 18/55 marathon training plan a try and see how it goes. I will be modifying it somewhat because the first few weeks he has you running only 4 days a week. I will continue to run 6 days a week but will look to decrease miles and intensity on his so called rest days.
The legs were a little bit fatigued during this mornings run but not nearly as sore as I expected them to be, in fact, not really sore at all, just a little tired. Took it pretty easy as the knee is still a little tender. I have started taking glucosamine and chondroitin again to see if that has any affect on my knees. I stopped taking it several months ago to see if it really was doing me any good, apparently my experiment shows that I should keep taking it. I originally started taking it not long after I started running because my knees were always bothering me. When I eventually got back into shape I stopped taking it thinking that my knees had adapted and I didn't need it anymore. Now I will start taking it again and if my problem goes away I will continue to take it forever. I know the science is still a little weak in the area of the effectiveness of these supplements but I have had good success so I will probably keep using it. One encouraging thing is that after a quick pit stop at the house my knee was not stiff when I started running again like it has been when I allow it to cool off for a couple of minutes. Maybe I am on the downhill slope of this thing......maybe.
The weather was pretty nice this morning at about 43 degrees, almost too hot for my usual running attire. I had to unzip my jacket to let some breeze in. I guess I should enjoy the mild weather as I will be complaining about the heat before too much longer.
Time: 8:42/mile | 