Sorry I haven't written in a bit. I've been hitting the training running up to 16 miles now. The 20 mile long run is coming soon. 5/30 to be exact. No real problems to report.
That is until...
I got my first running injury.
Yes it was bound to happen and is considered a right of passage for all runners. Too bad it had to happen when I'm in serious high mileage training weeks.
I think I got it from running in PV up 32nd street to Lincoln where it gets hilly. Perhaps it was the downhill from there? Who knows. The point is I have (literally) a pain in my ass. No, not there. But close. It's an Ischiogluteal Bursitis. Lots of fancy things. It's literally and figuratively a pain in the ass. Makes running and sitting difficult.
So I've been training less. Less mileage. No hills. No intervals to speak of. Keeping hydrated, stretching and seeing my new best friend, Dr. Kevin Sherman at Ironcare Sports Therapy to work out the area. And that's really been helpful.
So, I've got a 12 mile run this Saturday, 5/9. Then we are moving to 17 miles, 18, and 20 before we start to taper down.
Marathon in Seattle is on 6/28.
I'll keep this blog posted as I progress.
Going long!
