I went down to the Cullman Midnight Run with Jon. After not running a step since Hot to Trot, I was excited to get back at it. This run is always an oasis in the middle of the summer. This was no exception with temps down in the 60's.
My legs didn't cooperate. From my first warmup, my hams were very tight. They never loosened up so I went to the back of the pack at the start and decided to take it easy. I pushed it too hard at times - I tried to keep the hamstring pain manageable the entire way. I didn't see my time and didn't turn in my time card. I was somewhere around 22 minutes.
the next day, I was sore. My left hamstring had a big bruise (3" diameter) right above the knee. I definitely overdid it. Must have strained or sprained it a little. More time off. Maybe I'll test it on Monday. Its supposed to be cool this week so it will be hard to keep away from running. | 