Run and done(ish)

The low down:  This week marks week four of my self-proclaimed Kick the Knee Pain running program.  I started off this new program with intervals of 2 minutes walking 1 minute running, and each day I run I bump my run interval time up by 1 minute.  Sunday I completed 3 intervals of 8 minutes running and 1 minute walking.

Status:  Other than some mild tightness in my knees, I haven’t had any knee issues so far!

Contributing “Success” Factors:

1. Buying new running shoes BEFORE starting to run.
2. Running primarily on softer surfaces (trails, paths, etc.)
3. NOT running every day and giving my knees a chance to recuperate
4. Being conscious of my natural tendency to heel-strike and focusing on NOT
5. Strength training.  Building up the muscles in my legs and my core supposedly takes stress of the knees.

Conclusion:  Boo ya.

*Note that stretching is not on the list above…  feel free to leave angry comments about the importance of stretching.  Maybe that will get it through my stubborn brain.

Short-Term Goal:  Be at 30-minute running only intervals (i.e., no walking) with no knee pain by August 15th.

And now on to more exciting things… like this lovely tuna wrap I had for dinner

Isn’t it perdy?  This was a quick hodgpodge I threw together after work and consisted of:

• 1 can chunk tuna in water, drained
• 1 tbsp light HELMANS mayo (none of that miracle whip crap )
• 1/4 cup chopped red onion
• 1 small dill pickle, chopped
• Handful of romaine lettuce
• Handful of grape tomatoes
• S&P
• Dried Dill
• 1 light Italian Flat-out wrap

This made for one gynormous wrap, that I basically inhaled.  Along with some cucumber salad:

This should be called the Lazy Girl Salad.  It consisted of 1 sliced cucumber, some white vinegar, and some dried dill.  Easy peasy!

Tomorrow is Wednesday!  And for the 92nd week in a row, I’m going to attempt to NOT forget it’s What-I-Ate-Wednesday.  I even put a reminder in my phone

Question of the evening:  How do we feel about my giant head on the right hand side of the page?