You Can Do It!
I run because I can. Not because I love it or because it makes you lose weight. Eight years ago I was in the hospital on and off for one month due to an acute ruptured appendix/peritonitis (infection of your entire gut- some people die from it). Following the hospitalizations, I suffered from moderate to severe knee pain for 2 years. I was not able to run or even walk a mall without pain. (I had suffered from a rare side effect of flouroquinilone antibiotics-severe tendinitis) So now, I am thankful that I can run pain free. I am slow and steady. Today I ran 2.2 miles, yesterday I put in 2.5 miles. Its nothing major, but its awesome..considering I used to run 5 miles a day and then for several years I could not run at all. Recently I went to the Nordstrom Anniversary sale and bought some new Nike running shoes. They are the ugliest things I have ever seen, but they were the only colors left in my size in that particular type of...