Week 2 of the Walk to Run training and what do I find?

A swollen knee.

Now, I give Fishdog a hard time constantly about remembering his true age. I don’t want him to stop participating in every sport known to man but I just want him to remember that he’s gonna hurt a little more than he used to. And that he’s not necessarily as quick and agile as he used to be.

That’s not easy for him to do.

Well, it seems I may have to swallow my own advice pill. My body has decided that no matter how young I am at heart…my joints are not.

I have never had knee problems. As an athlete, I always had ankle problems–and I’ve been half-expecting ye auld cricky ankles to give out on me now that I’m attempting to find my athletic self again.

It seems that my left knee needed a bit of attention. It doesn’t hurt, but it is swollen. And the swelling isn’t going down with ice and aleve. Grrr. So, I guess I’ll stop running on the pavement and continue with the eliptical until I can get the swelling to go away. Grumble Grumble.

Where is that magic pill?