My third run in ten days. Let me recap the reasons for my absence: On Friday, June 29th my SI joint on the left side in my back somehow "slipped" while I was pulling on a pair of socks (...sock injury ...!!!) and I was hobbling around in pain for the next several days, doing the SI manipulations that Dr. McIntyre taught me and doing no running. And this seems to have been connected in some way to the case of "runners knee" that had flared up over the prior two weeks--the apparent result of letting my left hamstring stay way too tight for about four months. I think the back problem had something to do with overcompensating for the knee problem. The knee hurts most when climbing and descending, the two things I have been doing most recently.
ANYWAY ... after a lot of rest, a very painful "massage" torture session, and no small amount of brooding, I am able to run a little bit. This morning I ran up to City Creek and ran a couple of miles on the trail, which felt nice ... it's fairly flat. The knee did bother me, but not the back. I know what I need to do to improve the knee and it starts with keeping the hamstring loose and untying the knots that currently pass for muscles.
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