Went for a shorty with my shorty Saturday night. Mrs. FA and I ran the resevoir from our apartment. I was only our sixth, or thereabouts, run together during this whole endeavor, and it set us up for a great post-run dinner at a favorite restaurant near Columbus Circle.
I had not run since the CCM, to see if a week of rest would calm the piriformis (there's that word again...). Not sure yet if it the week off did the job. I had some mild post-run soreness, but no pain. I did 90 minutes in the car yesterday, where it ususally is most uncomfortable. Time will tell, and I will report.
Mrs. FA and I also got to mile 23 of the NYC Marathon yesterday in time for the elite women, and stuck around for the bulk of the field. It was a beautiful day, cold and clear. 39,000 runners! Fantastic.
Monday, November 3, 2008
Run 46, Shorty
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Run 38
I was totally out of gas yesterday afternoon, after a hard work week and an afternoon of chasing kids around the Botanical Gardens. I settled onto the couch around 5:00pm, but Ms. FreeArtist became super obnoxious about my slothfulness and drove me out onto the road. God bless her.
I extended my resevoir loop by a bit less than a mile for a 4 mile total. I stopped 2x, to stretch my hip. The piriformis pain is troubling me. It is moderate, but persistant, and has migrated from occurring only when I sit for a long time to mild occurences while I run. I've done some reading and this isn't a big deal, so I'm aiming to get through the CCM and then address it.
If you have been following my count, (this is run no. 38) I was hoping to make the CCM #50, but I can't get 11 runs in before then. I have a bike ride planned for this afternoon, and will be in Seattle Tuesday and Wednesday, where I am planning to run along the Puget Sound. More later.
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
The Piriformis
So I think I've been having trouble with my left piriformis muscle. It bugs me only a little while running, but becomes uncomfortable when i sit for a long time. So I am fairly certain it is not sciatica. I've been doing a lot of hip streteches, which help. Anyone know more than I do about this one?
