So THAT's what IT band pain is!

I ran on the Vegas Strip on Wednesday morning! Amazing! I ran last time I was there, but it was a pretty unenthusiastic 2 or 3km. This time was 7km from the hotel to the Welcome to Las Vegas sign. We walked most of the way back and stopped for coffee, pastries and Margaritas. Very fun!




By the time we were in sight of the sign, my left knee was killing me. It hurt on the lateral side, next to the kneecap. The knee was very stiff and I was having a hard time putting any weight on it. We rode the tram from Mandalay Bay to Excalibur, which made the pain even worse when I tried to stand up after sitting, or when we went up or down the (many) stairs.

It's probably my own fault. I didn't stretch well, we walked about 10km on Tuesday, and the entire run was on concrete. Ice and ibuprofen helped. From what I can figure, I should probably take a couple of days off if I'm going to survive Sunday's long run. Rest, more ice & Advil should do it.

I find it interesting that it's the same side as the hip problems I had last spring. I thought I had the hip under control, but this makes me wonder if the hip problem was misdiagnosed and it was all IT band. Hmmm.

A few weeks ago, we were talking about why we run. I run because I love dressing up to go out, especially in Vegas.

Speaking of progress...

June 2009, also in Vegas

Tuesday night after seeing Jersey Boys.