Woke up this morning with my back pinching again on the left side. It wasn’t too bad so I decided to go ahead and try a run. I’m so glad I did because it went away quickly as I began to move. I find it notable that the pain usually goes away or lessens with movement but when I stop it comes back. My workout today was three easy miles and my runner’s strength program…
Let’s talk about shoes. You had to know this was coming. You can’t have a blog about marathon training without a discussion about running shoes, or lots of discussions about running shoes! Personally, I’m fascinated by running shoes. I read articles about them. I watch YouTube reviews on shoes I’m interested in or just curious about or that I already own. I stop at the running store weekly to check out the clearance rack. Usually,…
The dang pinch in my lower back shifted sides. It is always on my right side and today it was in the same spot but on my left. However, it wasn’t to the degree of pain or annoyance to stop my run. Rather, it just made for a longer dynamic warm up and muscle activation. I’m carefully moving back to using my foam roller. I have learned my lesson (I hope) not to sit on…
Long run number two for a distance of 9 miles and it was glorious! Everything just lined up in the stars and planets today. I loved today’s run. I was truly a little bummed when I saw it was the halfway point and time to turn around. My run was going so smoothly that I almost missed my turnaround. I just happened to look down at my watch to check my pace and I noticed…
My alarm goes off at the inconceivable time of 3:45 AM on running days. As much as I prepare the night before or try as I might, I can never seem to shorten my time from alarm to running. I think it takes me an hour just to wake up. I really envy those people that say they get dressed and head out the door. All I can think is that they are much younger…
Today’s training day almost didn’t happen. Did you know it’s possible to injure yourself with a foam roller? I didn’t. One week till marathon training Apparently, there’s a fairly prominent nerve that runs all throughout your lower body; weaving in and out of muscle groups. Turns out, with the right amount of pressure, time and placement it’s possible to really tick off this nerve which tends to connect to other nerves further away from the…