On the first day of christmas my true love gave to me...A set of painfree running knees...

Nomi says,

Well, i've been pretty much hibernating. There's no snow here, it hot and humid and raining..but then i don't need an excuse to do nothing:) Since my half marathon in late November, I've been slobbering around  mostly.I've become this extra piece of redundant furniture in my home..mainly a decoration piece on the sofa and motivation has been an issue.I have not run for more than 10kms, at the most twice a week and a minimum time of at least an hour since then!!! I feel like I'm gaining weight as my clothes are becoming more snug and think that i just might morph into a Yorkshire pudding ( round and fat...you get the idea:)

So, with great reluctance on this beautiful morning, i put on my shoes and headed off to the park for a run. And i guess all that non exercise actually did me some good. For the first time in months, my knees were totally pain free :) Yay!!!!!! It made such a difference to the quality of my run. I suppose i was running with pain for so long, i forgot how it was like to run without. I first hurt my left knee ages ago, while running repeatedly on a road with an uneven camber. Then when that got all right, i tried running on the treadmill to minimize injury, but hurt my right knee instead. I had been wearing knee supports as it helped my left knee...but what it actually did was aggravate my right knee...Oh well..that's settled now and my knees are happy..

Painfree knees and a reluctant cat

I ran without a GPS, so had no idea how fast or how many kilometers i ran, but it was a good run. I enjoyed myself. The weather was wonderful, cool and cloudy. I realized that every time i run, i see groups of women together more than groups of men. And it made me think of my running buddies, who are, for the most part in absentia. Since it's a season for thankfulness..i guess i am thankful for my comrade in arms, Joy and Lulu. Although we mostly run alone, we are connected by spirit and determination. Lulu who just started running early this year, was running from zero to 21kilometers in a matter of months. Joy who only ran intermittently  will be running 30kms in 4 months and 42 kms soon after that, and boy is she fast. Without their support, encouragement, spirit and impulsiveness ( Lulu signing both of us for a 14km trail run and Joy signing up for a full marathon) I know that i would not be running this much today.
I suppose running has added a lot of flavor into our three lives. It gave us something to look forward to, and achievement of sorts, belief in our selves...that we could do what we couldn't before, a spirit of  togetherness, opportunities to meet other people with similar interest and most of all, satisfaction in ourselves. And the three of us would not be able to what we want, without the understanding and encouragement from our loved ones as well. So, to all the men behind the scenes ( well excpet for Joy's Man who runs with her)..thank you, you guys have been great.

Christmas morning at the park

Thank you my wonderful girlfriends.....Merry Christmas!!