Speedy Day. I woke up Friday morning feeling less creaky than usual and just slightly stiff. I was thinking today would be good for some 4-3-2-1 speedwork. I stretched a bit and jogged on over to the track. I did a 1600m, 1200m, 800m and 400m series with a lap or less jog between segments. My times were as good as they typically are: 7:50, 6:04, 3:56 and 1:48 so I was believing all systems were in good working order 8 days out from the next race.
WARNING. WARNING. Back Pain Ahead. Next thing I know, I get out of the car at work and my back feels like I'm strapped to a metal plate. I can't localize the source of the pain but I can't bend over. It hurts when I cough. It's verrrrry annoying. I took ibuprofin and put heat on it this morning. When I've warmed up by normal movement it doesn't hurt so much but I'm beginning to think that after the 12K next Saturday it'll be time to shut it down for a 2-week rest period. My body's talking to me. I can hear it.
Gentlemen. Start your engines. The Daytona 500 is about to begin. It's a celebrity showcase.
My name is David (Dylan to some). I am a runner.
Record Book
200m - 0:45.14, April 2007
400m - 1:35.58, June 2008
800m - 3:34.62, July 2007
1200m - 5:33.2, September 2005
1600m - 7:35.7, January 2007
1 mile - 7:24.0, August 2005
5K - 23:26.1, August 2005 I-Drive/U-Run, Orlando
10K - 49:46.5, November 2005 Founders Day, Orlando
12K - 1:07:20, February 2005 Outback Classic, Orlando
15K - 1:22:23, September 2008, Miracle Miles, Orlando
20K - 1:46:09, Labor Day 2005, New Haven
Half - 1:50:24, December 2005, OUC, Orlando
Marathon - 4:46:44, November 2007, New York
400m - 1:35.58, June 2008
800m - 3:34.62, July 2007
1200m - 5:33.2, September 2005
1600m - 7:35.7, January 2007
1 mile - 7:24.0, August 2005
5K - 23:26.1, August 2005 I-Drive/U-Run, Orlando
10K - 49:46.5, November 2005 Founders Day, Orlando
12K - 1:07:20, February 2005 Outback Classic, Orlando
15K - 1:22:23, September 2008, Miracle Miles, Orlando
20K - 1:46:09, Labor Day 2005, New Haven
Half - 1:50:24, December 2005, OUC, Orlando
Marathon - 4:46:44, November 2007, New York
3 comments:
Ouch! That happened to me after Gasparilla. I had a weird back pain inside somewhere, I couldn't even tell where... I'm always running faster than I should too soon after a big race, then paying for it later on down the road... which happened this week, when I felt like doing a tempo run but was hurting later. After Outback, a vacation is due!
Good luck david,, hope your back doesnt hurt to much!!
heather
Oh crap! Wish I could send Shannon to you, but then again, you'd probably end up faking it for the next few weeks just to keep her there. ;)
Hope that back heals up quick. Heat and ice, heat and ice.
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