Sunday: loaded carries to picnic table, about a mile altogether.
Monday pm.: deadlifts, rows, and overhead presss.
Tuesday: zilch
Wed am: 2/3 mile of my one-mile run-commute, 1/3 walked. Almost Winter Challenge windchill and wet surfaces--refreshing! Harvest moon obscured by clouds, hopefully tomorrow morning I'll be able to run under it. It was beautiful Tuesday morning.
After last Tuesday afternoon's run, my left knee's MCL(?) felt sore the next morning, so much so that I had to walk last Wednesday morning's 5k, and even then, it got progressively sorer as I walked. Then Abide suggested massaging, and this seems to be helping. I had thought that tight lower leg muscles would only affect the tendons in the feet, but apparently they can tug on the knee as well. We'll see, but I'm hopeful continued massaging with 'the stick' will get me back in the game. Most of July and August while I was trying to regain some semblance of running fitness I hadn't been very good about massaging the lower leg, so perhaps some knots developed, even though the muscles didn't feel particularly tight. I'd like to take another stab at a daily 5k routine this fall before winter hits, eventually working some tempo, interval/hills, and long runs back in.
Funny thing, the knee soreness doesn't seem to interfere with my back squats, so it's definitely running-related. The ST in general is going really well these days. It's become very minimalistic, just alternating a workout of deadlifts, rows, and overhead presses with a workout of squats, bench presses, and pulldowns, with a few assistance exercises thrown in when I have time. Keeping things basic and heavy is producing good results.