A week ago, I did something not-so-great to my back while running. I think that it was a combo of issues, being my posture, my running in conventional shoes after a few months of running in minimalist shoes, and poor choice in cross-body day bags. Saturday, I did a 66 minute run, and on my hills coming back, I tried to keep my body to keep my head up and my posture vertical as I ran. That ended up with me waking up Sunday morning with a stiff neck, but my mid back feeling much better.
The good news was that my doctor told me last week that I didn't have to stop running. This was good. It's very much a part of my life, even when I don't want to do it, it's something I just feel better doing. I'm finally getting back into a groove where it's not as painful to do my runs (in the moment) and stretching myself feels good. I just need to work on my posture, and I need to work on strengthening my core muscles (and doing more yoga).
And, just to put in some numbers, I did my slow run for 66 minutes, and went 5.56 mi. That's a pace of 11:52. Not bad, for me!
In other news, I'm almost 4 lbs away from the upper end of the BMI for "normal." While I know that's not a judge of fitness, it means that in roughly 9 lbs,if I lose only fat, I will be down to about 20-24% body fat. This is awesome!
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