Chris "Krash Man" Pope

Got up at 8:00am and ran 4.6 miles.  I ran the first 2 miles with my wife.  Natalie rode her bike and I pushed loren in the stroller.  I picked it up to a 8:30 pace.  I felt my knee off and on for the first 3 miles.  Just after mile 4 it started to hurt.

I got up at 7:00 am and ran 4 miles.  I felt my knee off and on for the first 2 miles.  At mile 3.6 my knee really started to hurt and hurt till mile 4. 

I had a nice run today.  I ran on the Jordan River Parkway but it wasn't on the nice part of time.  If any of you have run this stretch you know what I mean. I started by my sisters about 700 S and headed south from there.  One of the nice parts of my run was running past the Peace Gardens.  The parkway runs along the back side of it about 900 S.  I felt my knee alittle today.  I have notest if I run over 3 1/2-4 in hurts and is more than a little discomferting. 

ran another 3 miles. 24:45

Running only 3 miles is getting old.  So I have started to pick up the pace to see how that would effect my knee.  Todays 3 mile run was 50 sec. faster than yesterdays 23:55.  I am still feeling a little discomfort in my knee when I run and sometimes when I walk.  when I run is comes and go. 

I ran after work today because I couldn't get out of bed.  Now that I am not running every day I am finding it harder and harder to get up some mornings.  Todays 3 mile run when great.  I took the first mile nice and easy about a 8:00 min. pace.  The next mile I picked it up to see what my knee would do.  I still felt the mild discomfort in my knee.  At the end of mile 2 I felt my lungs start to hurt.  I haven't run this fast for some time and my lungs didn't like it, but I kept pushing on.  At mile 2.5 I felt my legs start to get weak.  My legs didn't like the pace as well.  I ended running the 3 mile run in 22:25. 

For yesterday being the warmest day of the year, why did it snow this morning? 

I got up at 7:00am and it was snowing.  The snow changed to rain and then quickly stopped.  Like always I felt the slight discomfert in my knee come and go.  I ran 3.5 miles and felt great.  I am going to slowly add some more miles to test how my knee is doing.  If it feels ok I will add some more.  I hope things are getting better. 

I ran on my tread mill this morning and things went will.  I got a patella tendon band this last weekend.  It goes right under the knee and it is should reduce pain in the knee.  I don't know if it works yet.  I will have to do some more running with it on to see if it helps.  3.5 miles felt good.  I am hoping to start running 4 miles next week

I think with out fail I always pick the one day in the week the weather decides to snows to go for a run.  I could have run yesterday or tomorrow but did I? No I picked today to get up and run.  I figured since I was up I better go run.  The snow started as small balls pelting me from the north and I was running in to it.  When I turned around the snow changed to big fluffy flake but again it was in my face.  Why does this always happen?  You think to your self when I turn around things will be better but then the weather throws you a curve ball by changing directions.

I ran with with some good friends of mine this morning.  They are not just friends to me there team mates.  If they haven't seen me for some time they don't  care if  I am taking more time off due to my injury or taking it easy.  They email you nonstop telling you they miss you and that you should come and run with them or they will kick your butt.  Ok I made that last part up but I wouldn't put it past them to do some thing like that.  I ran 2.5 miles out with them in kearns and then I ran back to my car.  It was great to run with them and not by myself.   I still felt my knee but when I was done I didn't feel the major pain like I did 4 weeks ago when I ran 4 miles.  Things are getting better.  I am so happy that I will be able to run longer miles soon.  

I ran on my treadmill today.  I felt alittle slugish.