I go out for a test, fact-finding walk. I can’t really know exactly what to do about my injury. I’m not going out today just because I am stubborn. I think it might be better to exercise in moderation than to rest. This is a risk. What if I can’t run? How am I going to do a podcast called Running: A Fever if I cannot run? I feel pretty good, but I definitely still have an injury. I get out on the trail and I am limping. I need to regroup, listen to my advisors. Perhaps I need to take a few days off. But it is another beautiful day at Lake Fayetteville, warmer than the last couple. I forget to warm up, so I stop and lean on a tree to do my dynamic stretches. I never expected this to be without pain, to be a painless experience. And now I’ve experienced the “thrill of victory” and “the agony of defeat”, as they used to say on the Wide World of Sports. But I am not yet defeated.

I’ve always wondered why we limp. We have control of all those muscles. So I try not to limp. The problem is that it throws my whole body out of alignment and that causes more pains and problems. I’m reminded of guys I have known that have cerebral palsy, who are excellent athletes – competitive, not just excellent considering the disease. But they do this with a body that’s not in alignment. They have to work around these issues, to become long-distance runners and such. So I’m limping, and it gets worse as I continue.

I turn around at the one-mile point which puts me a half mile out. I plan to go home and ice. I don’t want to be tearing down while I am trying to heal. Mathematically it is a losing proposition. But strengthening is also a process of breaking down and rebuilding stronger. I come up with a plan to take two days off and then go out again and see how it goes.

Today I met with Tom and I am considering joining the Padua Podcast Network. This is not a good cardiovascular workout as I am not even really breathing hard, my heart rate is not elevated. But I definitely feel a lot of fatigue toward the end of this short walk.

Weight: 264
Workout time: 18 Minutes
Distance (total): .88 Miles
Run Portion: 0 Miles
Heart Rate (min/max all day): 59/106
Steps: 5189
Goal: To run 10.5 miles in one day by 11/18/18