I finally got out and about yesterday morning, because my knee was feeling better and it was the last chance for the foreseeable future to get any sort of precipitation on my new jacket.
Things went… ok.
Look, the knee stood up to the challenge much better than I expected. And I avoided making any judgement on it yesterday, because I was waiting for whatever this morning threw at me after not going easy on it at all. But it’s all fine. It’s still purple, but it’s survived the run yesterday and the gym this morning and things are certainly improving.
The jacket did all that it could, but it didn’t have much to do. One brief shower was all that it got, but it did handle that very nicely. Its windproofing qualities were extremely good, and because of that, I can’t see myself wearing it too much over the summer months, when all you want is the cooling breeze on your skin. Maybe down on the coast in the early mornings, there might be some more use with the cool Atlantic air. And come winter… well, I can’t wait to get out and about in it.
There is a suggestion in the forecast that next Monday might be cool and damp. Maybe another test drive might be in the offing. But I do need to keep my proverbial powder dry, because it looks like the new 5-a-side season might be starting again next week.
Gone are the days where I could just do any and all of the exercise and not worry about there being any consequences the following day.
But I am still standing.