Going With The Flow

AM - 4.1 miles. Jake tried to kill me by having us run up the Albion Basin Rd up at Alta. That's a tough uphill when you're completely out of running shape! Afterward, we relaxed in the hot tub for a while then had some fun at Oktoberfest. Had quite a bit of hip pain/hamstring pain but felt better after lots of icing. I wonder if I pulled my hamstring and it is showing up as referred pain in the hip? Just another idea...

PM - Rollerblading for 5.5 miles with Jake then chocolate dipping party!

AM -  Hip hurt when I woke up but better after icing. 27 minutes on the elliptical then yoga. It feels okay now as long as I don't sit down. Good thing I have a stand-up desk at work. 

AM - 30 minutes of strength training then 20 minutes of yoga. 

PM - Well, I think Allie won the run today. Devra was super sore from Alta Peruvian 8K and I am just plain out of shape...hopefully by comparison Allie now feels extra confident about the marathon on Saturday. She is definitely now heat-acclimated for the 40 degree temperatures.

Anyway, my hamstring started feeling irritated after 3 miles...I'm becoming more convinced that the hamstring is associated with my hip pain. 

AM - 27 minutes on the elliptical. Got my heart rate to stay around the 150 range without pain anywhere, so I think I'll be doing more elliptical for a while until I can get all this injury stuff under control. The 6-miler yesterday proved to be a little too much so I'm going to keep the runs to about 30 minutes.

Today is my parents' 20th wedding anniversary!  

PM - Blading for 3.5 miles with Jake. 

AM - 25 minutes on the elliptical, almost felt like running :) 

Well the hip pain is down to about 30% of what it has been in the last 6 weeks...somehow it managed to migrate down into my hamstrings instead. Hopefully it'll keep moving down until it exits out of my feet and I'm good to go! 

I tried taping up my hamstrings with kinesio tape this morning to see if it helps at all. Anyone had success with this?

PM - Weight training class then sat outside in the sunshine watching co-workers play volleyball. What a nice lunch break! 

PM2 - Blading for 2.5 miles. 

AM - I was walking to my car as Jake stepped out to go for a run...and I just couldn't help it. I dropped my bag and joined him instead, cardigan sweater and all! Felt okay for about two miles, then the hamstring got a little irritated - 4 miles total. Hip is bugging me a little bit more now too, but it was worth it.

Heading to Logan this afternoon. It's going to be COLD tomorrow morning, so all you marathoners make sure you have warm clothes (hat, gloves, down jacket, etc) for the wait before the race!!!

AM - Sent the JAJK crew out the door with best wishes, then took a nap for a while because it was only 5am and I had time to kill before getting out to the 14 mile mark. My job today was to support Jake in the marathon. 14 miles is the spot where runners have gotten out of the canyon and the first time spectators can see on the course. I had Jake's special drink of Gatorade Endurance and a GU ready for him throughout the rest of the race. I was able to stop at 14, 17, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, and then the final stretch at 26 miles and cheer/hand him drinks. It is actually very easy to get around when you're working for the lead guy! I am so proud of his first marathon win. It was really fun to be a part of it. 

After Jake finished, I watched the other finishers come through. Wow - what a women's field. Part of me really wanted to be a part of that, but the looks of pain at the end of the race also made me glad that I wasn't! :) So excited for lots of people that raced well today. 

My actual 1 mile run consisted of going as fast as I could (9 min mile pace, probably!) from the 24 to the 26 mark so I wouldn't miss Jake finishing.