Work has kept me very busy, so, although I have been maintaining my run schedule, I have not been posting about it.
This past weekend I had a 13.1 mile training run. I was super excited to be able to run that distance without knee pain. Unfortunately, the day before I had moved my grandparents to a new home, and re-injured my back. It was sore the morning of my run, and I considered bailing on the run, but I went for it anyway. My neck and shoulders were also sore, but my back was my biggest issue.
My back was fine throughout the run, but oddly, my neck got stiffer and stiffer. I suspect that I was favoring my back, and therefore tweaking everything else. My knee was sore a few hours after the run, and I suspect that was a result of my back as well. It took a couple of days for my knee to feel better, but even now my back is still pretty sore.
I hope to squeeze an easy run in this afternoon if I can swing it, and see how my back does.
Bike and swim training have gone by the wayside at this point as I focus on the run. I have a lot of projects going on at home too that are eating up a lot of my time. I plan to continue the running, and if all goes well I’ll be doing the Iron Horse Half Marathon in June. Wish me luck!