Fluid on my Knee

There's a bigger reason I'm not blogging and running...

There seems to be fluid building up on the lateral aspect of my right knee after I run. Initially the swelling wasn't significant and I ran pain-free. Now the fluid is the size of a golf ball and my knee aches. I also noticed tonight that my knee is sore to the touch.

Damn. Damn. Damn.

Since there's not any sharp pain, I biked to Alison's softball game. Woo-Hoo, they won 11-6!!

Trail Bike:
6.79 miles
36:46
11.09 mph

Andrea's first good ride, post op

Andrea's first bike ride where we actually felt like we were "exercising". She's still a little sore when we hit bumps on the greenbelts, but otherwise a successful ride.

Trail Bike:
6.11 miles
27:27
13:36 mph

Trying to Bike

Andrea and I TRIED to cycle, but the bumps were too much. She was tough enough to ride three miles, but it's still too early.

Trail Bike:
3.16 miles
19:04
11.08 mph

PIM

After Andrea's surgery I fell into a slump. I've been trying to take care of her, which gave me an excuse not to exercise. Now I feel crappy both mentally and physically. Not her fault at all. I've been really busy and became the victim of a self-induced slump.

Ran with the PIM'sters today. Two x run-10/walk-2.
Another GREAT run.

Walk:
1.84 miles
26:42
14:31

Slow Roll

Took a slow easy ride on the trail bike. I plan to sneak out Saturday morning for a 5+ mile run, but only if Andrea is feeling well enough. So, essentially I'm starting my easy day early...

Trail Bike:
8.79 miles
42:19
12.47 mph

Half Way

Where did this day go? Got off work this morning, back to the fire station at noon for a newspaper picture with the new fire truck, then a buddy of mine came over to help me work on my sprinklers, worked on my gf's birthday gift, and then finally Power in Motion.

We had a GREAT day at PIM. We're at the half way point. We ran 3 X 8-minute run/2-minute walk. In that routine we covered more than 2-miles. Huge accomplishment for EVERYONE and it showed on their faces. It's amazing that a MERE 5-weeks ago people were talking about how tough it was to run 1-minute, yet here they are running 8 continuous minutes, 3 times!

The participants received their Spring 2009 PIM shirts and medals for making it to the halfway point. I also received my "coach" shirt and I'll admit.... I'm really proud to have it. It makes the 1.5 hour round trip drive worth it when I think about the life changes we're making out there.

Run:
2.4 miles
32:43
13:38 pace