April 9, 2008 8:48 A.M. Weight: 160.0 lbs.

I've run 9 miles (well, 8.97 - 8K isn't really 5 miles) in the last 4 days and my knees don't hurt!!! I ran 3 miles yesterday in 29:30 minutes, making the FIRST time I've done the 3 miles in under 30 minutes. I also was at 2 miles in 20 minutes during that run which was my original goal for that indoor tri I did. Today I only did 1 mile but I did it in 9:20. Then I used the rowing machine for a little over 20 minutes. For how many calories it says I'm burning, that rowing machine is easy - the only trouble is that there is no way I could read while on it. I wish it felt more like a heavy workout though. I was barely even sweating... although that probably had something to do with the huge wheel faning me as I went.

One thing that I think is really helping with my knees is my stretching. I've decided that in addition to the strengthening exercised the PT has me doing, I'm going to get my hamstrings nice and limber. Another cause to the knee pain is tight hamstrings.

When I started I could barely reach my toes and even then I was kinda bending my knees a bit. I've been working at it every day and I'm making a lot of progress! Now I'm trying to be able to reach the floor without bending my knees.

Amanda, I think they changed the results posting because Paul and I are at the same time and you are now under 56:00. Also, the results for anyone looking are at that link on the right for the Bunker Hills run, only they are under the heading '2006 results'. I told them they needed to change the year, but whatever.