Recovered

OK, so I was absolutely wrong that my soreness was DOMS. I went out for my 10 miler on Thursday morning and made it a whopping .3 miles. I was just too sore still. Friday morning I ran 10 and I could feel my inner thigh/groin pull the entire time. Nothing too awful, but it was there. Saturday I logged just over 6.5 and by the last mile I was hurting. All day Saturday I was in pain. Darn - I clearly pulled something. So I nixed my long run and my track workout this week. No running Sunday, Monday or Tuesday. I have been religiously working on my core/pilates, but pulled back on the leg stretches until I was feeling better. Well, my decision paid off. I ran 6 easy on Wednesday morning and felt pretty good. In fact, I felt better post run than pre-run. Thursday I did the same (about 6 miles really easy) and everything felt great. So today I logged 14 on the trail and can safely say I am back in business!! I tend to become a slave to my schedule, so I was very proud of myself for cutting back. I have had about 3 solid weeks of good core work and it is really starting to pay off. Yay!

I only logged 22 miles last week due to the muscle pull, but I should hit 40 this week.

Today we are going to a block party with friends. There will be a kids' parade, bouncy castle, cold beer and a great band (my husband's of course!). We should have a great time. Happy 4th everyone!!