Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Tight Hips

Today is a day of rest, and my hips can use it. Man they're tight. I had a knot in my lower back yesterday on the right side. This morning, I awoke to the same kind of pain on the left side. It's on the move. I guess I've got to get better about stretching.

Yesterday I ran 3, 1/2 mile repeats @ 7:30/mi then 1 @ 7:24/mi and the last @ 7:16/mi. Sure Paul Tergat isn't quaking in his shoes, but at least I felt stronger than I did the last time I ran repeats. Tomorrow, Big Sur will be only one month away.


5 comments:

Ruth said...

Nice work Jeff. You were cooking on those repeats. Ten marathons? You're a superstar! And your wife must be a patient woman. How do you stay healthy when your mileage gets really high?

Jeff Bowser said...

My mileage isn't that high, really. I try to run as many miles as possible on trails.

tneckar1 said...

Good job Jeff! Now you beginning to know what it feels like to be an ultrarunner! :) Still want to do a 50K, 50 miler, or 100 miler?? :)))

Ruth said...

How are your hips? What day is Big Sur? Boston's the 20th. Just wondering if we'll be running at the same time.

Jeff Bowser said...

My hips are okay, today. Big Sur is a week later, April 26th. On my last long run, my IT band on my left side was giving me grief near the knee. Hmmmm...