Off and Running

I'm back up to running three miles. This is quite a feat for me, considering the knee problem I've been dealing with for the past several months. After a month of ice and anti-inflammatories, an x-ray, an MRI, a cortisone shot, eight weeks of physical therapy, two gait analyses, and custom made orthotics...I am back on the treadmill. What a great feeling it is to get a run in several days a week. I just feel better, and I have yet to find an exercise which gets my blood pumping and endorphins going like running.

I've also switched to New Balance running shoes. The ones I'm currently using are perfect, because they fit my feet really well. Not only do I have small feet, size 5.5, they are also slightly wide. The New Balance shoe fits me quite well and feels great.

Unfortunately, my knee is still hurting a bit...but perhaps with some cross training and strengthening, I'll be back to training soon. I'd really like to run another 1/2 marathon by next summer. Happy Running...