Race day pic

How could I not post a pic.

Race Day!

Today I ran the 5k, along with a friend too! My knees were still in a lot of pain. I doped up on ibuprofen pills and diclofenac cream in order to somehow ease the pain. It worked somewhat. I walked way more than I originally planned to (which was zero walking). The weather was fantastic. I managed a time of 30min49sec!!! 

Although I didn't get under the 30 minute mark I'm very happy to have ran what I did, especially taking into count my physical condition (which I believe is plica syndrome due to overtraining). I had a blast today.

I did learn an important lesson though. If the majority of sources give a 5-6 week program for running a 5k, it might not be worth it to cram it into 2 weeks ;)

At the finish line we got a medal, a bottle of water, an issue of Runner's World, and a box of crackers! People were also cheering us along the way. Good times and I honestly can't wait until another running event.

Day 16 - Yesterday's Catch-up

Yesterday's rambunctious day in the capital took it's toll and today I'm at 114.4kg. But I'm sure it will only be temporary. Knees are hurting but a lot less. Today's a rest day anyway before tomorrow's big race.

Day 15 Weigh In

This morning I weighed in at 113.4kg. I went to Warsaw today catching the train before 6am. A very uncomfortable ride as my knees are giving me hell. I wish I could have put them up on the seat, but there was no way how. The additional walking didn't help today either. No exercise today and tomorrow is going to be another rest day, or maybe the pool. But for now, I'm off to find some pain meds :(

Day 14 - Weigh In

I ended up not going anywhere yesterday (even though I was set for a bike ride, but one thing led to another and I didn't go). I'm justifying it with the knee pain and that I needed a break. Today I'm at 113.0kg.

Update:
I decided to go for that bike ride and measure out the distances. The distance that I run measured out to be extremely close to 5km (and therefore agreed with Google Maps).

The 5k I will be running might actually be 5.2km. But it seems like a nice course.

And the ODO is 141.38km on the bike.

Day 13 - Weigh In

My knees are really hurting today. But not with every step and all. Just at certain times or angles. Today might be a rest day with pain cream or something. I weighed in at 113.3kg.

Day 12 - Non-stop

Today is the first day I've actually ran the 5k non-stop. Timed at 29min40sec. Felt good although a little painful on the left knee. Now to simply start improving that time :D