Treadmill Running, I Hates It

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The YMCA people cancelled this morning’s body pump class. That meant that to get some cardio in, I would need to hop on the hamster mill and I hate the treadmill. I really don’t see how people can run on these things, I just do not enjoy it in the least. Good thing I ran [...]

Hot Weather Running At Purgatory Creek

Map of the 061611 Route

It almost seems appropriate for the park to be named “Purgatory Creek” because it was hot as Hades out there. I must say, I come here a lot and I have yet to find/see the fabled creek. Come to think of it, I’ve yet to see any kind of water out here that I didn’t [...]

Knee Pain When Running

Swelling knee

This week, when I went out to Purgatory creek park for my runs, I had an unusual companion. I had knee pain for the first time this training session. It’s weird, since it’s more of a pulling sensation than pain per se. I guess the best way to describe it is as a painful pulling [...]