26:42 (8:12/mi) Brad Lk x 1 My intension was to just run to the lake and back, about 3 miles. I felt so good though, that I didn't resist the urge to do a loop around the lake (0.8 miles) before going back home. Bad call. About 1/2 mile from home, the knee started to tighten-up... Over this weekend, I read the section in Tim Noakes book, The Lore of Running, on IT band injuries. (I sure wish this info was around back in my high school and college days, but alas, the experiments were not published yet.) The book recommends frequent stretching and strengthening of the IT band (I'm working on that). The book also says I can run, but at the first sign of tightness in the knee, I need to stop running. I can tell you, from someone who has had this injury off-and-on for 20 years, that if you continue to run when the tightness starts, it only gets worse... then you are forced to not run for weeks! So, it looks like I'll have to stick with 3 mile runs for the near future. It's only been 2 weeks since Portland. Going by the rule of 1 day recovery per mile raced, this doesn't seem too bad. | 