Post Injury Run 1, Recovery Run

I have not run for full 4 weeks just to give enough time for my knee to heal. It feels that I got out of the running habit, lol, because it was kind of hard to get out today... I wanted to run... and then I didn't... I feel like our bodies get used to easier things much faster than the harder. I definitely had talk myself back into it. Once I was outside running, it felt good, at least for the first mile, the last mile was a little hard. The heat was brutal. My heart had to work extra hard to keep my body cool. Overall, it was good run, I didn't feel any knee pain during and after the run. And I did 4 miles. Thus, resting and taking time does help you heal. During these 4 weeks I still was doing strength exercises, walking and stretching. It was not rest without any physical activity. But no long or fast running at all.