AM - 4.4 miles horsepark loop, then walked for a bit w/ Andrea. PT before and after. Since Andrea knows more about back/hamstring issues than anyone with a degree in medicine, I've hired her as my rehab coach... since she doesn't have any responsibilities as taper patrol for a while. The plan for next couple weeks is lots of stretching / massage / e-stim / etc. Jogging is allowed on a minimal scale (no doubles, keep the runs ~30 minutes this week), and we'll do a bit of cross training* too. The absolute earliest I would run another marathon is March, and that is sooooo far away. There really isn't much point in trying to "maintain" right now... its OK to get a bit out of shape at this point. I've already been thinking a lot about how I'm going to approach the next training cycle... in fact I'm excited to get going already! Just gotta wait until Thanksgiving or so. Hopefully by that point I'll be able to run faster paces with no fear of re-tweaking the hamstring. I think if I stick to the plan, that won't be a problem. The last thing I want to do is be pressing through any structural discomfort... there's no fun in that for me. * = Sorry Rachelle, that doesn't mean crossfit :-) Or yoga, Kevin. Although its very tempting to follow Allie's new training plan for a couple months. With 2+ feet of snow in the forecast this week, maybe we'll be skiing soon! | 
