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Monday, February 2, 2009

Stupid Adductor

I think it happened Friday when I was in the pool, on the kickboard. On Friday night I noticed my groin was kind of tight and on Saturday morning before my 15M run I popped a couple of Aleve and thought, i gotta get this run in so just go for it.

The Aleve did their job during the run, but hours later they wore off and the pain was there. I took an ice bath on Sunday for 20 minutes, hoping that would help things out. My groin still hurt this morning, so I did a little online research and found out I have a torn or strained adductor. Stupid adductor. Stupid me for running 15 miles on it. I'm not going to run and I am going to rest.

At least the top of my arthritic ankle isn't giving me any problems while running despite it hurting when I have my shoes off, but that is another story.

Friday, January 30, 2009

Trying for 15 in the morning (another first)

I'll have to run this three times to get 15miles, but it sure beats having to hit the treadmill.

Thursday, January 29, 2009

31 Year Old Rebel Hops Gate to Run

Kennekuk has been my running spot lately. It's usually pitch black with a little moonlight at 5 in the morning, but with no sidewalks to trip over, it's a pretty great place to run. This morning I pull up to the gate and it's closed, so I just parked across the street and hopped the gate. When the park official came driving by a few minutes later I figured I was going to have to come up with some excuse but he just kept a goin'. He didn't want none of me! I got my 7 miles in at 17 degrees on top of some freshly plowed snow. Not a bad way to start my day.