Slow & Steady Wins the Race :-)

2 neighborhood loops with Cooper in the beautiful crisp fall air.  I'll call it 3 even though I probably walked half of it.  It took me 39:30 if that gives you a good idea of how much walking there was.  Yesterday we went to Pike Place Market and there is this really steep hill to get down to it and all of a sudden my knee was screaming during it.  Well today during the run my knee was screaming at me some more.  So I ran the first mile and then did walk/run after that.  I hope this is still just leftover stuff and isn't going to be something to worry about.

Then I went horseback riding at Banner Forest which was AWESOME!  I need a horse. 

My ITB HATES me.  It never wants me to run a marathon again.

In the beautiful fall sunshine again - LOVE IT!  Got a free hour on campus so ran on the Burke-Gilman trail - this Tuesday day-run thing might work for me.  Except now I have to go to class sweaty.  Too bad for my classmates!  

During the run the ITB felt pretty bad for awhile but seemed to ease up around 4.  But then as soon as I stopped it was horribly stiff and painful.  Blahhhhh.  My hamstrings still feel super tight as well.  Yoga and ITB exercises are on the docket for tonight. 

TT: 51:59   AP: 9:25

1 mile walking on the TM barefoot.  Then a little bit of yoga, foam rolling, ITB exercises.  "The Stick" is ordered and on the way.  Watch out ITB - you better run and hide.  

1 is better than none right?  1 mile walking on the TM, 1 mile running (probably first TM mile since.... March?), .25 mile walking cool down.  Stick and foam roller.  

2 loops around the neighborhood with Cooper, the first 1.5 miles running, then the pain came so I stopped.  It seems I can run about 1 mile without pain, how frustrating.  Cut the 2nd loop a little short since it started raining pretty good - I will gladly run in the rain but walking in the rain = just plain torture.