Training Again

     Well, I guess that it is time to start training again. Other than the marathon, in January and February, I ran a total of 52 miles - 2.8 less than the last week of October. I think that I may have learned something the very first day back, something that I would think I should have learned a long time ago: running in the morning is hard on my knees.
     I've had bad knees since the 8th grade but they seemed to have gotten better through marathon training. The last week of October did them in, though. I backed off on the miles but it still seemed like almost every time I ran my knees paid the price. Since April or May 2008, most of my running has been outside, in the morning. Prior to that, nearly 100% was on a treadmill in the evening. Last Monday, I ran 4 miles in the morning and by 4:00 pm my knees were sore. Tuesday evening, I played basketball - no problems, which has been the case since about three months after I began training for my first marathon. Wednesday evening - four miles, Thursday evening - 4.5 miles, and Saturday - six miles, all without soreness.
     So, until my knees are 100% - no morning runs!