Auntie Em Goes Running

Finally, a really good night's sleep!  Felt almost too rested this morning.  I've got a rest day planned, letting this stubborn hamstring muscle get itself back together.  A gentle spin on the bike will help.  After my little mishap at the track yesterday morning, I spent HOURS driving, first up to the mountain to retrieve some shoes my college boy needed, then down to the airport in Seattle to drop of some XC athletes for their flight to Stanford.  I sat on some ice part of the time, saw the leg mechanic late in the pm when I got home.

Here's my theory about the hamstring hurt:  Its from acceleration.  I seem to like speed and acceleration, but lets face facts:  I actually have a very limited experience doing it.  Up until six months ago, all my runs were the same:  tempo runs.  I didn't even know they were called tempo runs.  Anyway, I think that I can assume that any speed muscles that have developed are BRAND NEW, and maybe not fully assimilated into my legs yet, so they have growing pains.  To corroborate this theory, I have noticed a HUGE muscle in the back of my leg (my hamstring), that was never there before.  I mean, its freakin' HUGE!  It makes total sense to me that all this new training results in changes that take a while to adjust to.  Can you tell I'm not a medical person?  

Anyway, no more intense speed work before the marathon!