Golf course loop today. Leg hurt for about the first four miles, then settled down. I pushed the second lap harder, with the last 1.4 at marathon pace, then jogged the tennis court trail once for a cooldown. It was cool, mid-40s, but pretty humid after last night's rain, so I worked up a pretty good sweat. Then I came home, took an ice bath, then a warm shower. Good to know that the leg pain does go away if I push through it, at least temporarily. That may be what allows me to train adequately from now until April if the sciatica, or whatever it is, doesn't go away completely. It may just be that the pain turns to numbness after four miles. Fine with me; I can run with numb. I can run with pain too, but numb is better. Anyway, a short run tomorrow will put me over 1400 miles for the year. Think I'll go to SHS and do some intervals if I can get into the stadium. Or jump the fence and do them anyway. | 