Update

I had a great long weekend, kind of quiet but I got heaps done. I went for two long swims, which made me feel a lot better after my recent lack of exercise due to sore knees. My eating over the long weekend was pretty moderate too - which is surprising for me since ‘me time’ has often equalled ‘binge time’ in the past. But the (slightly modified) 100 day challenge is still going strong, so that helped a lot.

I got back into the gym this week, not running, but doing short stints on the cross trainer and mixing that with light weights. My knee held up pretty well.

Following a couple of long walks in my running shoes and another pair of trainers which were originally bought for walking, I’ve realised that the problem with my knee is definitely due to the runners. After a long walk in the runners, they ached, and I noticed that I was rolling in on my feet quite a bit in them as well. After walking in the other shoes the same distance, i had almost no pain at all. And I suddenly remembered that on the day that they really started to hurt after that bush walk, I was wearing the runners as well.

So there you have it folks - to avoid knee pain, get your trainers fitted properly, and REPLACE THEM EVERY YEAR! I’ve got a new pair on order right now. In the meantime, I will stick to easy workouts.

In other news, I got word yesterday that my finance was approved for a new villa! So I will soon be a home owner. It will be very exciting to move into my own place, but a bit scary too. I’m going to be very broke for a very long time!