Today’s run: Belle Meade Blvd, 60º F, ~4 mi
Gorgeous weather! I’d heard it was going to rain by 9, so we headed out at 7:30 to get in an hour or so before the rain. Unfortunately, a mile or so into it, my back started hurting like it did a week and a half ago in Chicago. So I walked until I met up with Karsten as he was heading back in my direction (and that took quite a while), and sent him to get the car.
In the meantime, I did a little resting and stretching, and found that I could walk a bit more. Once I got walking again, I found that I could jog a bit. And once I’d jogged a bit, I found that I could do some speedwork.
Weird. I went from having shooting pain where I couldn’t even walk to feeling OK sprinting.
If it happens again, I’ll think about seeing a doc. But I think the doc would just tell me to take it easy. So I’ll see what I can do about that. 
2 Responses to “Today’s run: Belle Meade Blvd, 60º F, ~4 mi”
Posted: Jan 3rd, 2004 at 8:57 am
After two days of pouring buckets, we’re having one of those gorgeous Bay Area winter days with light winds and cloudless skies.
I’m glad the pain relaxed with stretching, that’s a good sign. Have you considered bicycling instead of running/jogging? Much less stress on the back, hips, knees, etc. (although I’m about to conclude that men should only ride recombant (sp?) bikes)
Posted: Jan 4th, 2004 at 12:01 am
Eh, I don’t think I’ll be giving up running anytime soon unless I absolutely have to, and I doubt it’ll come to that. Cycling doesn’t really interest me as much, although I am interested in starting again when I can afford a bike.
Glad to hear about the weather. It’s just gorgeous here; I want everyone to have gorgeous weather.