Hurricane Jill

Run 2.0

Today, I am starting the Couch-to-5K running plan.  I tried it once before, but my right knee is very prone to injury.  To be honest, it feels a little unstable, like there may be a problem with one of the ligaments.  But I’m so out of shape, I can’t reliably distinguish the problem from inflammation.  Anyway, if it interferes again this time, I’m going to ask for some imaging instead of assuming it’s just the arthritis.

Last time, despite the injury, I felt great after just one week of walk/jogging.  I’d always wondered why people become such fanatics about running.  It looks boring and uncomfortable: hot, sweaty, altogether gross.  You’d think that if there really were any euphoria involved, then walking should produce at least a similar, albeit less intense, feeling.  And obviously, that isn’t the case.

But I think people must be meant to run, because it really is a self-reinforcing activity, in a way that other kinds of exercise are not.