So what happened to my running? In July I ran 7 miles one day in my Vibrams, and then my knee hurt. Put me out for six weeks. That was after I spent all year working back up to 4 miles per day after my injury from racing a 10k.

I picked it back up when I got to Seattle, but the injury damaged my psyche. It felt like I was sneaking workouts in, hoping that my knees wouldn’t notice. No fun.

So in October I started CrossFit at a gym two miles from my apartment. Three days per week Carrie Klumpar brings the pain. Today we did:

3 sets:
Row 21 Calories
21 Box Jumps
11 Pull ups

My set times:
2:39
4:03
5:59

My theory is that running alone is a bad exercise routine. I needed to add some strengthening and conditioning for my whole body. CrossFit gives a much different kind of conditioning than I ever got from running. It’s usually 10-20 minutes of wheezing, grunting, kill-me-please sort of conditioning, followed by multiple days of I-can-barely-walk soreness. I have seen great results in my strength, flexibility, and condition.

So now that I’ve made some progress, my plan is to start running on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and maybe Saturdays, which are my off-days, and see where that takes me.