I was very pumped to do my 26 mile run.  I got up early and got my stuff together and was out the door!!  I walked for the first 2 minutes... a little hesitant to get going. Running felt good... I knew that I was paying too much attention to how I was running. My gait may have been altered slightly because of this. 
The day was going to be hot. Luckily not as humid as it has been.  I ran into the sun for the first hour and forty five minutes.  I was on track for time and still felt good at this point.  Note: I wore a compression garment on my right knee and not the left... wanted to see if it was just a psychological need.... turned out not to be.
About 12 miles in, my left knee started to hurt. I stopped to stretch it out.  This was a bad move as my knee really hurt when I started back up. Eventually the pain subsided.  I got to my "pee break" house and quickly used the washroom and washed my face and grabbed a water.  I put a compression garment on the left knee at this point.  It provided relief.
Still I experienced more pain:(  I found that once I ran for awhile the pain would subside but was always there.  I probably should have stopped running but.....  I am stubborn. 
I ran a new route (one that I didn't drive out first... big mistake).  The shoulder on the road was almost nonexistent and the traffic was quite heavy.  I did not feel very safe.
To make a long story even longer, I pushed through the pain and made a detour (making my run a bit shorter).  I got to my "walk spot" and when I started to walk my left knee locked. I couldn't bend it.  It was just like what happened at Sulphur Springs.  I could barely move forward.... oooohhhh the pain (both knees)!!!!!    My run had taken me 4 hours and 45 minutes with the stop/walk breaks.... I've done worse!
Got home and iced both knees and then stretched and elevated the legs.  Woke up very stiff this morning, wore compression garments to work.  I was able to stretch a bit at work and am lucky that my job involves walking around.  I think it helped to loosen me up:)
I am going to stretch and ice today.... can't decide whether to run on Thursday.  It's only 7 or 8 miles.... maybe it won't hurt!?  I am starting to believe that the pain in the knees is coming from my hamstrings and IT bands from being too tight/ overuse (originally just thought ITB).  My gluts are not strong enough and I must learn to run using them instead of my hamstrings.  My therapist will be teaching me how.   I call it "Ass running"..... more on that later!
 
 
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