Small steps back

Last Wednesday I started helping Fleet Feet of Raleigh with their beginning trail running program. The goal is for the runners to do a 5 k trail race in August. I figured this would be a good way to give back now that my knees cannot handle much running. My friend Jessi is out there as well as a client from my dog walking business. We started out with a 30 minute out and back run on non- technical trails. The first run went well enough with no pain in my knees. My quads were sore for 2 days afterwards because I had not really run since April. Today was a perfect day for running, low humidity and low temps. Lake Johnson in Raleigh has a few miles of easy trails. This time my body started responding well to the running. It seems to be made for running and my heart and lungs still get me down the trail. What a joy. If I only had good knees, the worlds I could conquer!