Running Summary May 2026

My running went well in May. I finished two 5k races:

• MOM’s Run on Sunday, May 10
• Mystic River Herring Run on Sunday, May 17

I ran hill repeats on May 13.

On the advice of a good friend, I joined the Somerville Road Runners and went on two runs with them, the Union Square Breakfast Club run and the Casey’s run.

But pain in my left knee increased, and I had to stop my most recent attempt at running on Sunday, May 24, after only half a mile.

I had entered the Cambridge 5k at CambridgeSide, which was held this morning (Sunday, May 31), but I decided to play it safe and not run.

This knee bothers me occasionally, and I stop running for anywhere from a week to several months until the pain goes away. In 2025, I missed about seven weeks in the summer from this knee problem.

Since summer weather is here, I will go bicycle riding.

These are my miles since the beginning of the 2026:

Week	Date	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun	Wk Total
0	12/29	—	—	—				2.09	2.09
1	1/5				2.07		3.04		5.11
2	1/12			3.04			4.05		7.09
3	1/19	4.05		4.07		5.11		3.11	16.34
4	1/26								0.00
5	2/2	2.05		3.03		4.06			9.14
6	2/9		5.10			5.10			10.20
7	2/16			3.28		5.08			8.36
8	2/23								0.00
9	3/2						1.11		1.11
10	3/9	2.04		3.07		3.02		4.20	12.33
11	3/16		5.03			5.06		6.07	16.16
12	3/23			3.17		3.16		7.17	13.50
13	3/30			3.18		3.17		4.20	10.55
14	4/6			4.08		3.25		8.07	15.40
15	4/13			4.11				6.26	10.37
16	4/20				3.21		4.03	4.13	11.37
17	4/27			5.08		3.15		9.06	17.29
17	5/4			3.19		5.17		5.13	13.49
17	5/11			4.01		4.14		6.04	14.19
17	5/18		4.78		6.21			0.55	11.54
17	5/25								0.00