February Running : Eating cakes and sleeping all day

I am Injured. According to the doctor something is wrong with the cartilage under my knee cap. Nothing too serious but it will take time to recover. I've tried to run but it seems impossible ... so what can I do ... time to catch up on sleep I guess.

February

1. Injury
2. Jog 14 km
3. Injury
4. Injury
5. Injury
6. Injury
7. Injury
8. Injury
9. Jog 14 km
10. Jog 9 km
11. Injury
12. Injury
13. Injury
14. Injury
15. Injury
16. Injury
17. Injury
18. bicycle commute 22 km
19. bicycle commute 22 km
20. Injury
21. Injury
22. Injury
23. Injury
24. bicycle commute 22 km
25. Injury
26. Injury
27. Injury
28. Injury

Total running: 37 km
Total bike: 66 km (commute)

January Running : Good but bad start for 2009

2009 began nicely with a victory at the Shibuya Ekiden. Ran the 4^th leg in a more than satisfying time considering the training I had under my belt. Things however have gone downhill since. Injured my knee playing soccer (January 21^st). At first it seemed like just a bump but running on it is now worse.

Already mid-February and still waiting …

January

1.- Sick

2.- Sick

3.- Jog 19 km

4.- Jog 13 km

5.- Jog 13 km

6.- Rest

7.- Morning: Jog 10 km

Afternoon: Jog 13 km

8.- Morning: Jog 13 km

Afternoon: Jog 10 km @ 4 min pace

9.- Rest

10.- Rest

11.- Rest

12.- Jog 17 km

13.- 5 x 1000 – 3 min 600 meter recovery jog : Total 16 km

3.02 - 3.08 – 3.12 – 3.16 – 3.21

14.- Jog 20 km

15.- Rest

16.- 5 x 1000 – 3 min 600 meter recovery jog : Total 16 km

3.12 – 3.14 – 3.16 – 3.18 – 3.07

17.- Rest

18.- Shibuya Ekiden – 1^st place (4^th stage 9.08)

7 x 1000 – 1 min 100 meter recover jog (concrete – easy pace)

3.31 – 3.28 – 3.19 – 3.24 – 3.22 – 3.24 – 3.15

*right after the ekiden : Total 19 km

19.- Jog 14 km

20.- 10 km tempo – 36.06 : Total 20 km

Splits: 3.42 – 3.40 – 3.36 – 3.34 – 3.33 – 3.30 – 3.31 – 3.36 – 3.35 – 3.30

21.- Jog 20 km

22.- Rest

23.- Jog 17 km

24.- Jog 11 km

25.- 8 km tempo + hill sprints : Total 22 km

26.- Rest

27.- 3 x 2000 – 2 min 400 meter recovery jog : Total 15 km

6.52 – 6.50 – 6.43

28.- Injury

29.- Jog 12 km

30.- Injury

31.- Injury

Total running: 310 km