After taking nearly 3 weeks off running to recover from knee strain injury, I returned back into training yesterday. I decided to go easier on myself and instead of outdoor running, I did an easy run indoors on a treadmill at my local gym.

I have to admit, as I first stepped on that treadmill, I was worried. Although I had felt no pain at all for a while, I was worried that doing any running would set my knee back ... but, I was pleasantly surprised to find that I was able to do an easy 4km (in 22min!) smoothly and rather comfortably. My cardio level appeared unaffected by the break -- thank goodness -- but most importantly, my left knee didn't complain at all. *happy dance happy dance!!*

With that said, I can officially say, I will be returning to the TNT regular training sessions this week! 29km here I come!! :P Yay!

Before I log off tonight, I would like to say a special thanks to all my sponsors to date!

Barb Sauder, Christine Takasaki, David Matsumoto, Don Martyn, Gary Suessman, James Heron, James Ko, John Hui, John Ko, Kai Liang, Kathy Tazumi, Laura Oda, Lynette Le, Michael Kim, Milton Reynolds, Muoi Thai and my amazing cousins, Richard Tran, Rossan, Sally Kumagawa, Sandy Chan, Toshiko Yamashita, Yukiko Hipsh!

To my most recent sponsors: Susan Jong, Anna Do, Hui Wing Yang, Gordon Chan, Liana Li, Yoko Matsuno, and Angela Fung. Thank you all!

And of course I have to thank my avid blog readers as well as potential donors =) For those who are wondering when the deadline for me to reach my fundraising goal, it's September 12th :)

Donations aside, as of tomorrow, it will be 1 month before the big run!