Bah...Sidelined by injury again...

As you may or may not know, my running plans were foiled last March by a minor bout of Plantar Fasciitis in my left heel. Three weeks of no running, icing, stretching, and retraining my stride with a new pair of Vibram KSO's got me right as rain and on my way to the Hottest Half Marathon this side of H-E-Double Hockey Sticks in August.

As we moved into my least favorite season, winter, my knees began to ache with the cold. I wasn't increasing mileage, (loosely following a mileage schedule that hovered around only 20 miles or so a week). I don't think it could be just the running. It's a far less strenuous schedule than that of this summer, and I was actually cross training by throwing in a bootcamp class every week.

So, one trip to the doctor and I'm on a three week running hiatus (again!)...which means that I am NOT a happy camper. No water, no swelling, but there is definitely more "popping" coming from those joints. Here's to hoping this is just a short lived bout of "Runner's Knee"...Stupid joints. I really don't want to resort to swimming.

Any advice on cross fit exercises and/or stretches? I have a staggering amount of Christmas baking to do and need some sort of caloric release to avoid turning into this: