On the Reasons for Unreasonableness

Two Weeks Out. And My Knee’s Throwing a Fit.

There are exactly two weeks to go until the Zugspitz Ultratrail (ZUT). It's exactly two weeks until the second-longest race of my life. And here I am, wondering what TF is going on with my knee.

The Good News: I Can Run.

The Bad News: It’s Complicated.

Technically, I can run. But my running options are getting more and more limited. My body is clearly signaling that flat terrain is "okay," uphill is "really good," and downhill is somewhere between "you sh...