Runnin Bubbas

Evening:  I wanted to start the week off.  I got to 8 miles and felt tightness in my back, neck and hip flexors.  This is frustrating.  Hope the morning brings better.  

AM:  Met Scott and Matt this morning to run from Scott's house.  Love this course.  Love these two men.  At 3 miles I felt gassed at 7:20 pace.  I told the guys I felt in trouble.  Sure enough at 4 miles I told the guys to go on.  I am struggling with some real emotions right now that probably do not make me mentally competitive but I will not let my excuses hold me back long.  Back and neck felt horrible and this became a pitiful workout as I could barely breathe.  Look forward to more runs...

easy 1 mile jog.  Back and Neck are still really tight.  Going to try and do something about it this weekend.  I keep stretching, rolling and press ups. 

Weights:  Chest and lower back...  Felt good to be somewhat active...

AM: good to get out and feel like I was mobile today.  I stretched for a long time and took my time to get loose and ready.  I wanted to make sure that I could do some kind of stride.  When I was stretching I heard and felt my whole left hip and lower back manipulate like I have not felt in a long time.  It was weird and scary, but nothing happened painful.  I stretched some more and then set out.  First mile was just a grad into the process.  I told myself that I wanted to do a workout if I could.  After a mile I felt warmed up enough to settle in to a rhythm.  I did the next 5 miles @MP(6:40).  I felt very relaxed and wanted to do more but my inconsistent training leaves me thinking I should not over do it.  So I cooled down a mile after that.  It was nice to do some kind of workout after what I feel like has been a wasted week. 

Weights:  Shoulders and abs...

AM:  Had a really hard time getting up at 6am to get out the door in time to meet up with the group at Reed's house today.  My back and neck took an hour to stretch out and still didn't feel comfortable to do the workout I wanted to do.  I decided to rest a little more and do some more stretching and then go out see what I could attempt to do.  Pretty frustrating that I feel my fitness is down, but its not.  I just cannot get rid of the tightness in my chest, back and neck.  I have a hard time breathing and relaxing some days.  Really weird.  Oh well.  Got in some easy miles.  Might try and do another workout later today...

Afternoon:  Glad to get in a double.  My goal this morning was to do at least 14 miles (7mile loop around my house).  AM workout obviously did not pan out like I wanted with doing a second half loop with 4-5 miles @HMP.  So I went and relaxed and ate some food to get some energy I felt I was lacking.  After the Bulls/Nets game I headed to the gym to do a TM workout.  Again, I felt a little relief from the AM workout, but still my right side of my back and right side of my neck is so tight that it makes it difficult to relax and very hard to breathe.  I did a mile WU 7:12.  Then mile interval @5:48 then 5 min AR run @ 7:12 then mile interval @5:37 and then 1/2 mile CD.  Felt like a decent workout.  I have been very inconsistent and it shows.  I am a pansy when it comes to working through pain barriers.  Glad to get in some leg turnover today, but I am really behind schedule and need to get this tightness figured out.