Ok, so I haven't posted in a loooong time, and that's because I haven't been doing too much running. I took a medical licensing exam last Friday, so that whole week was basically shot for running. The good news is... that's my last medical licensing exam for a long time! Whoo hoo! I think I ran once last week, but it was my Fartlek session at least! I have been having back spasms, and I have no idea why. Two weeks ago it was my right latissimus dorsi and last week it was my left lat, including during my 8 hour licensing exam. These muscles are typically used for pulling something high down towards you, which means a strain would have occurred by over-reaching for something up high most likely. I don't remember any such incident. I also got kicked in the knee and my ankle stepped upon during soccer this past Sunday. I love my husband, and he loves soccer, so I must continue to play because it makes him happy. In truth, neither of those injuries should have barred me from running either.
Ok, enough boo hoo. I did run yesterday morning down on the rail trail. For those of you who do not know, the rail trial is a gravel trail that runs the length of an old railroad from York, PA down to somewhere in Maryland. It was absolutely beautiful! The leaves are changing and the entire section of the trail that I was running is tree covered, some of it along a winding creek. It was a crisp, clear, Autumn morning. Surprisingly, I also felt pretty good after not running for almost a week. However, today is Fartlek day, so we shall see how great that feels. The hubby and I are also going to run a 10K trail race this weekend IN THE DARK! Pretzel City Sports runs a ton of races in Reading, PA and the surrounding area. They have a Ghouls and Ghosts run Saturday, starting at dusk. All the event staff dress up and try to scare runners. It starts and finishes at a local pub. It sounds like tons of fun! I'm excited. I have no idea what kind of light source I will use. I think Hubert has a helmet light for his bike helmet. I have run 7 miles carrying my ipod, so I guess if I have to carry a flashlight, it won't be too bad.
I'll let you guys know how it goes. I am supposed to run 8 miles on Saturday, so maybe I'll do 2 in the morning and then 6 at the race. Maybe we'll be zombies... Zombie movies are Hubert's favorite!
