I only run on days that end in a "y."

A little warmer than I wished.  A cool front next week will knock morning temps down into the 60's - can't wait.

I ran an easy/recovery 4.2 miles today at around 8:40 - 8:50 pace.  Still have a very minor twinge of pain in the glute - nothing that kept me from running. 

Tomorrow will be a cross training day.  Tuesday morning I will try for 5 miles.  I have my PT appointment 8:30 Tuesday am as well.  I would like to have my run out of the way before I go in and see him.  Therefore, if there are any issues he can address them. 

I would think the plan will be to gradually increase miles every other day for a week and then start running everyday again.  I would love to be at that point by the week of the 27th of September.

60 minutes spinning class today.  My legs are feeling pretty good.  Definitely kept the workout in the cardio zone.

We got a cold front last night as well as 2 inches of rain.  I woke up to rain and decided to run at lunch.  But it cleared up and I went out before my PT appointment.  I felt really good - pace in the low 8:00's - I wanted to push it a bit but not too much just yet.

I still had a little stiffness in my lower back and glute - again, nothing that kept me from wanting to run.  The knee/shin splint held up fine.  A little sore.  Mostly my hamstrings and glutes bothered me a bit during the run - probably due to a lack of running the past 4 weeks.

The PT cleared me to run 4 days this week - about 50 minutes for 3 runs and a long run of 8-9 miles.  I see him one more time next week for final clearance and then 3-4 weeks later as a follow-up.  I need to keep doing the exercises that he gave me and cross train on the non-running days.

Solid 60 minutes on the elliptical - the machine says 6 miles. Kept HR in aerobic zone - progressively higher for the last 10 minutes.

Good run this morning - wonderful temps in the 60's - have not seen that in over 5 months.  

6 miles easy - pushed it a little to a 7:40 pace for about a 1/2 mile to see how the injury would respond.  Felt pretty good after the run - a bit sore but that is to be expected.  It is not getting worse and I think that is an encouraging sign.

I was cleared for a long run of 8-10 miles on Saturday. Tomorrow will be another cross-training day.

8.5 miles - first 3 uphill - next 3 net down and 2.5 along the Town Lake trail.  I hung with the lead group for 5 miles and fell back gradually.  Tough getting back into it.  My hamstrings complained a bit by mile 6.  Heart rate was around 160 for 8:10 - 7:40 pace going up and back down.  It was 70 degrees - so warm.  Otherwise, I felt pretty good.  Next week I will try to get in 35 miles or so.