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This is not the log of each workout I do, but rather a higher level summary of what's happening with my training overall. For a detailed log, I use [[SportTracks]] and publish to [[Dailymile]] at http://www.dailymile.com/people/JonathanS.
==October 2016==
After I reinjured my knee in September I rested in it for three weeks, running just 3 miles a day plus plenty of walking. I like to think that this low level of activity is a little enough that my knee will heal up, and is enough activity to keep the knee joint mobile and improve recovery. Over those three weeks my knee function improved, and the swelling receded. Half way through October I changed to building my distance back up. Instead of running a trivial distance every day, I’ve been running three times a week and building the distance up from 8 miles to 16 miles. So far, my knee has tolerated the longer distance quite well, but I have to be particularly cautious about non-running activities that can tweak the knee. I found that my sleeping position is especially important. I’m now at the stage where the limit to how far I can run is my overall fitness rather than my knee, though I suspect if I did push in the distance my knee might object.
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