Haunted...

So finally today, Saturday at 6am I joined the summer long group for our long run. Yes, I paid for this program but getting up at 5:15am on a Saturday really didn't suit me or my Friday evening plans. I would like to state that I have been doing my long runs but I've been doing them at 7am a much better time.

Today I managed to get up and do this 6am run and boy am I glad we did this thing early. I stepped out the back door and dear lord was it HOT/HUMID...wow, the sun isn't even up. Man is it going to be a long 10 miles on the dam loop no less. Have I ever mentioned how much I HATE the dam loop. I swear my worst runs occur on this path and today was no different.

Last year I had to drop down to the half marathon due to an IT injury that was brutal. Well I had to do a bunch of massages (no these aren't the relaxing kind these hurt like a mofo), core work-outs several times a week and stretch 2-3 times per day. At the time I was unemployed and getting in my treatment was realtively easy, now that I'm employed I have been anything but religious with this stuff. I've half-ass been stretching and half-ass using the foam roller. Today was the day I had a rude awakening...the IT flare up, now this is the first flare up I've had since last November. Unfortunately, this waited to happen when we were on the "bad" side of the trail. I was running with Jen whom I ran long runs with last year and no way was I going to turn and leave her on the bad side alone, nor did I have any plans to hobble back to the water stop on my own. Besides it wasn't that bad....

I really don't think this is bad. I will definitely start my core work-outs again, get re-aquainted with the foam roller and I'm calling Lisa on Monday. I have a very lofty goal for the Austin '07 Marathon and NOTHING is getting in my way!!