faster with age

     Still in southern Utah after the race yesterday. The weather was gorgeous and we went on some hikes. Legs felt good other than some quad soreness on the steep downhill but not too bad.

     My right hamstring [the one that always gives me the problems] was a bit sore today. It felt fine after the race and yesterday.  I decided to skip the run today.

     My hamstring felt fine this morning so I headed out for a run. I didn't even make it 1/2 mile and it started to tighten up. I decided it wasn't worth the risk of making it worse and walked home.

     Hammy felt fine again today but decided to give it another day. I went for 15 miles on the mt bike instead. It felt good to get out on the bike for the first time this winter.

     I played basketball last night and took a knee to my quad. I had a big knot right above my knee which was even bigger this morning. I went out to attempt a run again but only went 1 mile. The quad was quite sore but I quit because my hamstring was getting sore. It wasn't the same pain I had earlier in the week. This was more up in the glute area. I felt it burning there last night after racing after a loose ball. I always figure I'll take it easy but it's easier said than done. I came back after the mile and went 15 miles on my mt bike.

     I decided to rest the hammy another day and went another 15 miles on the mt bike. There is a dog nearby that has been getting a little more aggressive toward me on my runs lately. He came out after me yesterday on my bike for the first time. Today when he came out he was even looking more serious so I unclipped my pedal cleat just in case. He was really eyeballing my foot so I gave it to him right in the chops with a quick sharp kick. He quit chasing me immediately and when I came past on my way back he was right by the side of the road but made no attempt to come after me. My quad is still pretty swollen and sore from the knee I took in basketball the other night but I think I could run with it if I needed to.

     Decided to try another run today. The hammy/glute was a slightly sore throughout the run but didn't get worse. Just went 3 miles. Hopefully I can start to get some miles in next week.