Second Wind

Rest.

Happy Memorial Day!!  It is a beautiful day here in Vegas.  The weather this morning was perfect for running (60) at the start and a bit too warm (70) at the finish.  Only plan today was to run 7 miles.  At the two mile mark I decided to pick up the pace a little bit to just under manrathon pace and hold it for 3 miles.  Averaged 7:18/mile for these miles and they felt too hard.  I think I may still be feeling the effects of my run on Saturday on the hills and at elevation.  Back is still bothering me but everything else seems to be doing okay.  Will plan to finish the rest of the week with relatively easy miles unless the body allows otherwise.  Not planning on following any set training schedule except what my body will allow.  SGM is only 19 weeks away, where does the time go.

Time: 55:30  7:56/mile

768 (210.91)

Planned on running 7 this morning but was only able to fit in 6 due to a late start and a mid run bathroom break.  Surprisingly everything felt pretty good this morning except the back again.  It was really bothering me pretty bad last night and didn't think I would be able to even run this morning.  Once I got going everything loosened up and I felt pretty good.  Took it nice and slow today and will continue to keep it slow until things start feeling better.

Time:  51:57   8:33/mile

767 (373.3)

Due to the continued pain in my lower back I decided to take today off and give it a rest to see if that will help.  Hopefully things will be looking up tomorrow.

Nice easy run today.  Started out fairly slow and built up to about 8:15 by the last mile.  Felt pretty good the whole way and didn't really feel any additional back pain that had been feeling in previous days.  I had my wife rub my back on Tuesday night pretty aggresively and I'm afraid that may have aggrivated it more.  Hopefully it is just some lingering muscular issues from the marathon and it will eventually pass.

Time:  59:18  8:28/mile

768 (217.91)

Another nice easy run today.  I continue to be surprised by my back.  It doesn't seem to effect my running that much but is very painful if I move it just right while laying in bed or bending over.  It seems to be more in the upper hip area than the lower back.  I wonder if maybe I have strained a muscle in that area and it is trying to heal.  In any regard, running doesn't cause much pain at all unless I really push the pace and stretch out the stride.  I guess I will just continue to give it time and see if gets better or worse.  Beautiful day for running except for the breezy conditions.  Temp at the start was 66 and finished at around 73.

Time:  1:09:03  8:38/mile

767 (381.3)

Woke up this morning and my back was killing me and I had some numbness in my right foot.  Typically my pain has been down my left leg and left foot area but it seems to have shifted to the right side as well.  Since things are not getting any better I decided not to run today and just take things on a day by day basis.  I think biking will be on the menu at least for the next week or so until this thing calms down and I have a chance to see the doc and get a professional opinion.