Age is just a number.

AM-very slow 8 miles. Stiff and sore with a shooting pain in right lower back at times going down stairs or hills.

AM-Easy 4 miles./parkway & 7th.  Popping IB like skittles lately..

AM-Easy 5 miler/Ft Union blvd/7th east. Somewhat better but still like a dull ache with a twinge at times. Time to go get some Alleve and a hot pad..

AM-Frustrating.. pain and no range of motion, feel like I'm 90 years old. Man I wish I could just catch a break once in a while.

Easy 4.5 miles 7th east. Hip and and back still bothersome but the pain subsides quite a bit after a good slow warm up and about 600 mg of IB. I am kind of unsure about even running this race.. The marathon can be a cruel mistress, revealing and attacking any weak spots that may present or lie underneath the surface.  However someone really went out of there way to help get me into this event and to which I have great amount of respect and grattitude for.  Add in the fact that I have to be to a physically active job afterwards, it makes for a really tough call. I have totally enjoyed this race in gthis past and would be totally bummed if I were to have to miss it:(      What to do...

DNFed the Ogden Marathon with injury.  Should have heeded good advice including my own but I thought I should at least try and give it a go. Time to cut way back, heal up and regroup for another day. For now I think I'll go look into a new gym memebership and start working on weights for a while.  Overall it was a tough day and it's getting old.. but I need to stay pragmatic and optimistic somehow because the alternative won't get me anywhere.