Watch Your Back.

Thanks for everybody's encouragement. :) I am really looking forward to the half this Saturday.

Last night, I felt something in my back. It was the same pain I felt some weeks ago. It's not quite as bad as the last time. And I am taking over-the-counter anti-inflammatory meds.  I am still running the half on Saturday, even if it means run/walk, run/walk/hobble, run/walk/hobble/crawl. I am doing it.

I also stretched a little this morning. Now, I am not flexible to start with, and with this back pain, it makes it kinda hard to stretch. But, I feel this is something I have to do. Anyway, I am just going to ride a bicycle on Tuesday and Thursday and some yoga and stretching so I'll feel better and go all out on Saturday.

I think that sounds like a halfway decent plan? What do you think? Any other suggestions?

No one can talk me out of this half (unless a family member is dying. Seriously.)  I'm doing it even though it means me being out of commission for a week or two or three. Then, I can come back and use the "I learned it the hard way" when I talk to the rookies/newbies about running.

I ask, You answer.

Wednesday already? Time goes really fast when you are having lots of fun!

So, I think what I am having is a cold. I always get cold and flu confused because when I have a cold, some people tell me I have a flu. And when I think I have a flu, they tell me I have a cold. Either way, my nose is kinda stuffed up. My throat doesn't feel too prickly. It usually is prickier in the mornings. My eyelids want to slam shut at every opportunity. Sometimes, I feel a little cold. And when I breathe out heavily, I feel like I am blowing fire out of my nostrils like a dragon. I cough a little. My nose drips a little.

What's the killer? My back. It is a case of "oooh oooh ahhh ahhh" today. It feels like it needed to be popped. It hurts when I cough or sneeze. It hurts when I adjust myself while sitting. It hurts when I bend forward a little. It hurts when I get in and out of my vehicle.  It doesn't hurt too badly when I walk. I think I am going to fill a Zip loc bag with ice and ice my back tonight.

So, the question is, Should I run tomorrow morning? It will probably be about 4 miles. My gut feeling says "no." What say you? Let's vote!