Winning Back What I Lost

630AM: Warm & muggy this morning; sauna-like conditions.  Speed workout: 2.5M warmup to the MVHS Track; 6 x 600m @ 5k pace w/ 1/4 mile jogs in between; cool.  Repeats were half the distance of last week but I also ran them faster.  First couple were actually faster than 5k pace, middle two were right on and the last two were probably closer to 10k pace.  A really good speed session overall.  Observed some other "masters" age athletes do some type of cross-training workout. They were doing pushups, situps, bleachers/stairs and 200m sprints. It looked like an interesting workout. I might have to try it during the "off season."

615AM:  Very slow, easy run. Felt horrible. My hips were really sore this morning and I just couldn't get into a strong rhythm. Had to stop midway and make a mad dash to a convenience store restroom.  Was supposed to go 11M but the weather started to turn nasty.  That and the late hour gave me all the excuse I needed to cut it short.  Not a good run overall, but there's always tomorrow. Think I'll get a massage today and see if I can't work out some of the kinks. 

630AM: Easy + speed (6 x 100m strides).  Felt much better today. Got a massage yesterday afternoon.  The gal spent the entire hour on my calves and hammies because they were so tight. She worked over the bottom of my feet pretty good too which seems to have helped my PF.  When she was done it hurt just to walk, let alone run, but I felt progressively better as the day progressed.  Plan on visiting the chiro too later on this week to get my hips realigned. 

6AM: A pretty good medium long run. Still sore in the hips but I feel significantly better than I did earlier in the week.  Weather was perfect, high 60's w/ light breeze. Ran into a light rain shower toward the end- one of those mysterious one's that occur w/ bright sunshine and no clouds directly overhead.  Started using a new remedy for my PF- a frozen tennis ball.  Soaked it in water, put it in the freezer overnight and used it to roll out the bottom of my foot. Genius.

640AM:  Short, easy run. Felt good to get < 6 hours sleep for once. Visited the chiro yesterday to get an adjustment.  My hips were real tight so he wasn't able to pop them but he was more successful w/ my back, neck and feet.  Sounded like he was snapping twigs.

9PM:  Easy long run. Had to attend a family reunion today so my wife didn't want me to run in the morning.  Ended up playing basketball and soccer in the 90+ degree heat.  Came home and took a nice long nap.  That really helped because I felt pretty good despite the heat (90 degrees when I left the house).