My holy crap moment

As a Christmas present for the kids we decided to take them to Orlando to see the sights of Disney. Our trip was planned for June 27th - July 5th. This was before I knew anything about U19's. Needless to say this took a lot of planning, and we finally got our trip. We got back on the 5th and had all the normal house stuff to get caught up on, and we also had some planning for Kaity's 10th birthday party on the 10th. On the 9th I had one of those moments, when I realized that it was less than 3 weeks until I leave. Where did the time go? And I am now realizing, this is the offseason. I haven't skated since early April. I am in my offseason shape. This isn't going to work as this is going to be a major event. I need to be in top shape. Ughhh, this is going to mean getting some training in. Well I don't have much of a choice, as it is going to have to happen. Starting this weekend I will go for a run. So on Saturday the 11th, I head out, once all the kids are down for their afternoon quiet time. I just figure I will jog to the end of our street and back. For those of you who know our street, this isn't exactly your regular subdivision. I live in the middle of nowhere. What was I thinking. Nothing like starting your training with a 5 km jog. Needless to say I was sucking some pretty serious wind, but generally didn't feel too bad. That was until later that night, I remembered why I don't jog. Someone with two bad knees shouldn't jog. The next day I was in a lot of pain, but need to push through, as I need to get in a shape other than round. Sunday and Monday I went for an hour walk, as the knees couldn't take another run. Took Tuesday off, and we will see how tomorrow looks for another run (likely not quite as ambitious as the first).