10 miles with Melanie in Lehi. In my frustration over my hamstring problems I used a scraping tool to dig into my butt on Saturday night. I had a big bruise the next day, but it seemed to help. My hamstring still hurt, but not quite the same, more like it's recovering and less like it's still being pulled funny.
We ran 2 miles warm-up then 4 x 1 mile faster with 1/2 mile recovery. It is discouraging how much conditioning I've lost. Mile times were 6:15(wind at back), 6:20, 6:28, 6:44(into wind). The last one I felt cold and tight. I just had a hard time making my body go even though I otherwise felt ok.
I've changed my philosophy on running in the cold. I used to feel like I was wimping out hitting the treadmill, but I just don't do well in the cold. After about an hour I really struggle. My limit used to be single digits and even then I sometimes went out in less than 10, but next year it's going to be 28.
After my run I spent over an hour scraping my quads, hamstrings and butt. I had a hard time getting one spot in my butt and resorted to using the race metals hanging on the wall in my bedroom, Utah Valley, Provo City, Ragnar. I look like I've been abused or in an accident or something with bruises all over my legs and butt, but I'm feeling a lot better. | 