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August 21, 2004
Oh no . . . .
I read all of the blogs religiously and it seems that a lot of people are battling with injuries, tiredness and a slew of aches and pains right now. I am afraid that I have to add myself to that list; I can feel my confidence plummeting. I put in two weeks of 73 and 70 and this week I will be lucky if I hit 60-62. I know that a 60 mile week is not a bad thing, but I was hoping to post another 70 before taking a rest week. This week hardly qualifies as a rest week because it has been riddled with pain and aleve.
I only ran an easy 6 yesterday with C. and I was hurting. I have been dealing with the same aches since I ran a 10K in May and out kicked 5 runners over the final 2 miles to place second. I somehow managed to pull/strain my glute muscles or my hip flexors, or my hamstrings...I am not exactly sure what it is, but I cannot afford to find out either (I had an IT Band issue earlier in the year and was able to continue running because I went to Physical Therapy 3 times/week. Shortly thereafter, I received a bill for over $600 and I have not recovered from that bill! HEALTH CARE IN THE U.S. SUCKS sometimes).
I stretched and massaged the areas yesterday and I actually feel good today, but I have not run yet. B. and I are going to head out shortly and I think we are aiming for 9.5. Tomorrow we are planning to hit the trails for a 20 miler. BUT, I will see how things go today and if I am in too much pain, I will obviously kick back and relax tomorrow. Chicago is slowly creeping up on me and I only feel about 50% ready. Should I throw in the towel instead of risking a disappointing run at 26.2?
Posted by bridget at August 21, 2004 11:52 AM