looking up

My old fat ass is SLOW!!  I started with a slow, easy mile and then did 3x880yds with an easy 880 in between.  The 3rd I timed in 3:54.37.  My first thought when I looked at my watch was that my time was a few seconds shy of Roger Bannister's time when he became THE FIRST PERSON TO RUN THE MILE IN UNDER 4 MINUTES!!!!  How freaking pathetic am I?   I'll qualify it by saying it was my 3rd repeat and I was not giving it 100% but I was working pretty darn hard.  Oh well, I got it done and now I have a benchmark to go with.  I REALLY have to start making some speed part of a regular routine.

On another note.  For the last 3 weeks or so I've reverted to "walking like a caveman" and my knee pain is virtually gone and my hip is doing much better.  It's nothing short of amazing to me how making such a subtle change has made such a big difference with what seemed to a be a major issue that seemed as if it needed some serious intervention.  I've simply started walking slower and walking everywhere as if I'm barefooted,  basically walking very gingerly.  I originally started doing this 9yrs ago when my piriformis was flared up badly.  I found the caveman walk online and tried it and it helped.  On top of that I've had what was a minor knee issue for a couple of years that has gotten much worse the last 5 months or so.  Also, a couple of months ago my left hip/ piriformis went south again for the 1st time in years.  Things were looking pretty bleak until I was taking a walk break on the boardwalk 3 weeks ago I suddenly remembered the caveman walk.  I immediately started doing it and actually got some instant relief.  The huge unexpected bonus 3 weeks later is how much improved my left knee is.  I've also carried the caveman walk over to the Pose Run method which seems to have helped my knee too.

Anyhow, things are definitely looking up with my running and that makes Jeffie a happy happy boie!!