Winning Back What I Lost

630AM:  Easy progression run. Started slow and last mile at current MP. Still struggling w/ hip and sciatic nerve pain. Going back to the chiro on Thursday and hopefully he'll be able to help me feel "right" again.

6AM:  Speed workout: 2M warm; 6 x 1000m @ 8k pace w/ 600m jogs in between; cool.  Another good speed session on the MVHS track. I felt like it pushed me but not to the point of complete exhaustion. Hips still sore but not while I run per se. The pain is most pronounced when I transition from jog to run. Had to make a pit stop after I finished the intervals and starting back up again was a little painful. I've decided that its coming from my lower glutes/upper hamstring. Could be that I just need to get the foam roller out. I'm hoping that its muscular and not associated w/ the actual hip socket/joint. 

530AM:  Super slow/easy medium LR.  Supposed to go 15 mi but again time was the limiting factor.  I may or may not do 3M tonight to get my quota in for the day. 

Upper hammies & inner hips were sore throughout.  Just couldn't get into any kind of a comfortable pace. Sort of a dull ache but definitely bothersome.  Had my wife assist me w/ some hamstring stretches when I finished.  Need to be more mindful of doing this periodically to avoid having it come to a head.  

615AM:  General aerobic run.  A little better pace this morning but the hammie/glute is still barking.  Visiting my chiro during lunch and hoping for some relief.  The good news/bad news is that Pokey is only a little more than 3 wks away and so the taper is only 1 wk away.   

630AM: Easy Recovery run. Visited chiro yesterday and definitely noticed some improvement in the hammie/glute.  It's not all the way back but probably 80-90% at this point.  A better pace this morning w/ the last 2M + at current MP.  Last 20 miler of this training cycle tomorrow. 

7AM:  Last 20 miler before Pokey. Greenbelt from Glenwood to Barber Park & back. Easy pace w/ a strong finish.  On my way to to the convenience store to get a G2 and Diet Dew I flagged Court down. He was knee deep in a 15 miler of his own. Got an injury update from his Hawaiian vacation.  I'd feel sorry for him but he was in Hawaii so I think that would be illegal.

4PM: Left around noon for a 7 mile hike w/ pack into a high mt lake near Deadwood Res.  First 3 miles really kicked my arse, net elev gain of 2k feet. So I ended up doing a full marathon today.  I will say that the hike was more difficult than the 20 miler in the morning.