Age is just a number.

No run today just rest and focus on other things today.

Went for a short run on the treadmill to test things out and slooowly... warmed into a faster pace until I reached 11 mph and then backed off.   Stiff and a bit sore and once warmed up it seemed ok but it's still not 100 percent of course.  This is a tough call as I have worked so hard to get to the line with a good degree of fitness.  I feel pretty sure that if it wasn't for this I would have had a good chance to have possibly gone sub 2:40 tomorrow.  There is the possibility of maybe moving down to the half or the 10k however...  We'll test that out tomorrow and make that decision hopefully.   Some race miles are better than none right?

Easy 2 miles this morning.  Warmed up slowly from a jog and still felt a lot of tightness and some irritation all the way up to the piriformis.  After some prayer and talking with my wife this morning I came to the conclusion that it would just be too risky to do this at any distance. Feeling rather bummed about this but I guess it's a natural consequence of our sport sometimes and especially as you get older.  With all things being said I want to be in this for the long term and so I think I'll sit this one out.   Good luck to everyone who is running tomorrow.

Woke up early this morning and went to the D-News event to cheer some folks on in the half and then proceeded up the course to help pace Sasha to the finish.  Glad to see him get second place and in the money.  A little tight and sore afterwards but nothing that wasn't manageable with some IB and some heat.

Easy 5 mile recovery jog on the treadmill at 7:30-8/min pace.

Just on easy 6 miler today with some improvement but still somewhat sore on the upper end of the hammy.  7-7:30/mile pace.

Easy 5 miles today. Things are tight and sore still.