faster with age

     After Saturdays race, everything was feeling good. Saturday evening my right hamstring/glute area was sore. I also felt some very slight burn in it last Thursday [which was the day following my last speed work].  Between doing speed work and 2 races over the past 3 weeks, I think it was a little too much too quick. It was sore all day Sunday but felt fine today. No running for a couple of days just to play it safe. This is the same hamstring that has given me problems in the past so I need to nip this in the bud.

     Hamstring felt good again today but decided not to run yet. I went for a mountain bike ride and got a flat 1 mile from home. I carry what I need for repairs on my road bike but not my mt bike. This was the first flat on that bike. Luckily I didn't have to walk too far before a neighbor came along in his truck and gave me a ride home. I fixed the tire and went back out for another 15 miles. It rained all morning but was quite pleasant in the PM when I went.

     Tried a short run this morning. I went 4.5 miles slow and easy and decided I would stop if I felt any discomfort in the hammy. It felt 100% during the run so if it still feels good tonight, I'll try something longer tomorrow. 8:57 AP

     Hamstring felt pretty good last night with just a small amount of discomfort. It felt good today so I ran 8 miles and just kept the pace relaxed and easy. Everything felt good on the run. I'm probably being extra cautious with this but I've had a couple of hamstring issues in the past that started the same way and wound up taking months to get back to 100%.  8:26 AP

     Got out for an 8 mile run just before dark. It was about 50 deg with some wind and dark looking clouds moving in. I brought a light jacket with gloves and a hat tied around my waist just in case I got caught in blowing rain. A couple of miles into the run the wind mostly quit and it just turned into a very nice evening run up to the reservoir. I brought the jacket for nothing. Better safe than sorry I guess. Took it nice and easy again then picked it up to about 7:40 pace the last 2 miles. Hammy still feeling good. 8:25 AP

     Went for 8 miles right before dark again. It was about 50 deg. Perfect running weather.  I was planning to keep all of my miles slow again today but after the first 4 miles at 8:14 ave I was just feeling to good and picked it up more with each mile on my way back. I averaged 7:17 for the last 4 miles including the last 2 at 7:03 and 6:48.