Stick a fork in me

It is with a sad heart that I must tell you that I cannot run anymore. My knees cannot take the strain of running. I really wanted them too. I tried to shake it off, but it's becoming more difficult for me to even walk up the stairs anymore. I tried taking Tylenol or ibuprofen before a run; I tried icing them after a run. Nothing seemed to make them better. I took a few days off (Since Sunday) and have been taking long walks instead. I have found that I enjoy that almost as much as I enjoy running. What I loved about running was that euphoric feeling I get at the end and the feeling of accomplishment for doing something I never thought I could do before.

I can still get into shape by walking, and I plan to do so. My knees feel much better today than they have in awhile. I've been walking 3-5 miles every day. Today it's pouring down rain and I still plan to go out there and walk.

I had volunteered to work 3 extra hours today and 4 extra hours tomorrow even though it's my day off, but it's the end of the pay period and I could use the extra hours. Then, yesterday we had an internet outage for 6 hours, which covered the time span of my work hours. Soooo I have to make them up sometime, so tomorrow it is. So, lucky me gets to work a full weekend. Bleh.