Last Long Run Before the Race

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Saturday I made my last long run before the Tulsa Run 15K coming up this next weekend. My training is not going like I thought it would.

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Basically I have been running only one day a week because i have a sore back every morning. Weekday mornings is generally the balance of my training where I do my resistance traiining (essential to successful running) and my shorter runs.

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My back is killing me in the morning in one particular spot about midway down my left side.  And it disappears about 20 minutes after I wake up in the morning. No, the bed is not uncomfortable but the pain is not quite excruciating in the morning.

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So I get up and make coffee and read the paper and check up on what is going on online.

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So anyway, the Tulsa Run is 15K and I’ve only trained about 11. Things will be okay though. I know how to stretch things out. I first ran the Tulsa Run in 1994 and ran it every year through 2014. Last year I injured a knee and so I walked the 5K but I’m running the 15K again. It will be my 22nd time.

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How about you? I bet you know how to stretch things when you have to.

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6 thoughts on “Last Long Run Before the Race

  1. Driller's Place

    I do admire your commitment to the event. Stay safe, stay hydrated and pay attention to what your body is telling you. Take a few photos and take us along for the race, even though we may slow you down a little. Have a blessed week.

  2. Janie

    15 K sounds very ambitious to me. Hope the sore back doesn’t bother you during the race.
    Our son in law (late 30’s, a mere kid) did a 50 K on the Wasatch front recently. 30 miles and about 4000 feet. I would have been dead, but he did fine and even came in a very respectable 3rd place. He wants to run with us on our rides, but so far the timing hasn’t worked out. We’ll try it one day.

  3. Ellen

    15K is a long ways, but I know you can do it! That back pain can be very troublesome so I hope it gets better for you.

  4. Barb

    Walk if you must – don’t stress your back and knee so you’re injured. Hope you have a nice cool day for it. We just bought a new mattress. It’s made a huge difference in how my back feels in the morning. (We only had our old one for 25 years! I guess we got our money’s worth out of it.)

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