The eight week training started Monday 10/10 with a day off ah ah ... Day 2 had a two miler scheduled. Easy enough one might think. It was. I ran a little extra still. I tried out the new strength routine I describe on my earlier article "Stronger legs". That was the focus of day 2. I tried the routines. I had the most difficulties with the hamstring push-ups. I felt like a knots below the knee and had a hard time keeping my stability. My legs and knees shook quite a bit through each exercise, a clear indication that my legs are weaker that I though they were but the knee pain wasn't flaring up either. So I think it's all a good signs. First the knee pain isn't consistent nor chronic. The soreness in my legs shows that there is potential to develop my legs ...
I could feel quite a bit of soreness in my calves the next day (Wednesday). Short 3 miles run today. I kept a good pace despite the soreness. I waited for signs of knee pain flaring but the pain seemed more focused in my sore quads and calves. I felt a sort of tightness around the knees, not so much like the pain and inflammation I have been feeling since the end of BBM. Since these exercise re-inforce not only the different leg muscles but also their connection I am hoping I am experiencing a strengthening of my ligaments too, which with proper stretching should help alleviate the inflammation and pain on the outside of my knees ... And support me though my next marathon.
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