I am contemplating my first full marathon this fall. Due to my knee issue, a course without many hills is preferred. The Chicago Marathon is a flat course, which would be perfect. And it is considered one of the top 3 races in the country that are “must do” runs (the others being Boston and New York City). Due to its popularity in recent years, this year Chicago has decided
April 14th, 2014
Not Quite Ready For Hills
This past Sunday I decided to run my normal route at home, which is loaded with hills. While going uphill does not seem to bother my knee, continued running downhill might. I experienced very mild but noticeable pain in my knee for the last mile or so. That is a bit concerning, because that is what my knee felt like at first when my injury happened. I did 4 miles.