back at it

after nearly two weeks off, I'm finally back in the game.  and I can feel it.  oy.

I didn't really mean to take almost two weeks off necessarily.  the week after the 10K I started to get sick and I was just drained of all energy.  plus my hamstring has really been bugging me.  so I hoped just taking the time to rest would help me out on all accounts.

nope, the hamstring still bugs me all the time.

but I'm back at it.

I feel very off-track in my training for the half and full marathons I've got planned.  part of me doesn't even want to do them anymore.  I just want to build up a really solid base, get the hamstring under control, and not have to have the pressure of scheduled long runs where I must build up this many miles in this amount of time, etc etc.  I just want to run and not feel bad if I don't get a workout in because I'm too tired to get out of bed in the morning.

but I'm going to stick it out.  because the marathon at the end of the year is something that I really do want to do, so hopefully the body cooperates.


so this past weekend I got back on the long run bandwagon.  well, it was only 4 miles, so not that long of a long run.  (I think I had 10 on the schedule.  eek.)  but with my hamstring the way it is I didn't want to overdo it as I'm coming off a two week hiatus.  and I was tight and felt slow, but at least I was out there.

this morning I made sure I got out there again.  it was only about 3 miles.  again, I felt tight and slow.  oh well.  I stretched and iced, but I think I might want to add foam rolling into the routine?  any thoughts on foam rolling for nagging things like hamstrings??