Friday, October 27, 2006

Pre-Marathon Blues

It's T minus 47 hours until the start of the Marine Corps Marathon. And it hurts when I run.

Muscles in left hip, buttock, and quad are sore and stiff. They don't hurt when I walk. Except when I'm going upstairs. Which is hard to avoid in my house, which has two flights of stairs.

When I run, the sore (pulled?) muscles compromise and shorten my stride, making me swivel my torso to the right, and probably further causing me injury.

I started hurting about a week and a half ago. I ran a couple of fast runs here and there on cambered trails, and the uneven terrain probably helped to cause the injury.

Oh, and I also have a cold. My nose is leaking like a sieve and my throat's sore. Sigh.

But on the bright side, I can still run. I'm not crippled. I just may have to rethink my goal time.

Also - I'm going to dinner tonight in downtown DC with David, Jeanne, Susie, Richie, and several other friends at an RBF meet-up. Look forward to seeing you guys!

7 comments:

  1. Oh no! I hope some ice and ibuprofen will ease the pain and that you don't hurt too much in this race.

    Have fun at dinner. I wish I were there.

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  2. Oh gosh....and the weather is lovely, too :)
    so sorry....hope it all goes away by sunday. see you soon!

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  3. sounds like you need some ginger tea and a long massage bexwee...

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  4. Oh no. Maybe it will be better after 47 hours of rest. Good luck.

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  5. Now you tell me you have a cold. Is that why the last seat at the table was next to you :)

    Don't worry, I think I'll still be eating your dust on Sunday!

    Thanks again for setting up dinner tonight. It was great seeing everyone!

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  6. You didn't seem sick or injured to me. Are you a sandbagger?
    I very much enjoyed meeting you in person. It was as if we've known each other for a long time.
    Thanks for slaving all afternoon to fix dinner. It was delicious.

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  7. SEE? IBUPROFEN! I enjoyed meeting you, too.
    :)
    please rest.

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