Day 4,517—Progress and Gymnastics—
Start time: 4:31 a.m. Weather: Mid 70s wind 1.3 mi/h, Humidity 78% My leg could be worse. It could be a lot worse, but it is making it hard for me to bend at the knee like I usually do. This doesn’t matter as much on pavement because there aren’t all the rocks and roots to dodge, but on a trail it can make a huge difference. I keep going back and forth on whether it is better to train with active recovery or do less and let myself repair. I have decided for now I will continue to run like normal but be extra careful and go slow until I feel better. I felt better than yesterday, and if I had to put a number on it, I would say I am around 60-70 percent recovered. It doesn’t hurt to go down the stairs like it used to. The main part of this run that slowed me down was running on the trails. I ran around three miles on trails this morning, and I could tell immediately how much more difficult it was compared to the pavement, and more than once I saw a ...
