I spaced on posting last week’s total, and I’m calling this week done, so I thought I’d just combine the weeks.

• Sunday, Sept. 21, 7 miles
• Wednesday, Sept. 24, 9 miles

Weekly total: 16 miles

• Monday, Sept. 29, 9 miles
• Thursday, Oct. 2, 2 miles

Weekly total: 11 miles. I made this week a light week to give myself a chance to recover and build my strength back up for Sunday’s race. On Monday’s 9-miler, I added a pulled something-or-other behind my right knee to the insistent pain on the front and side of that knee. Since then, I’ve been alternating stretches with slathering my knee in Tiger Balm (truly a miracle product).

I added a little weight training to today’s light 2-miler at the YMCA, working through my irrational fear of those imposing-looking machines. Nothing too strenuous, but it’s a start, and something I can continue to work on after the race.