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Well, now I remember why I've been avoiding taking Ibuprofen before a run. That run Tuesday? The one that felt so great, so fantastic? Yeah, I took Ibuprofen beforehand. And as a result, I totally pushed myself, and my hamstrings have been thanking me - loudly, painfully - for that all week. Youch!

I didn't run Wednesday morning as a result. I stopped by the grocery store on my way home Tuesday from that out-of-town meeting to pick up some Icy Hot at the suggestion of a friend. I got home at 8:45, rubbed the (smelly - but in a good way) stuff on my legs and laid belly-down on my bed, enjoying the warmth spreading through my legs that was relaxing them for the first time in months. 15 minutes later, a loud snore woke me up and I realized I had totally conked out - the lights were still on in the house! I got ready for bed, and went to sleep. I slept until 7:45 the next morning, wow.

I wasn't supposed to run this morning; I was supposed to have Ash. But I didn't, so I ran. I went to bed late, but still set my alarm, remembering that the important thing is to get up, get my clothes on and get out the door. The alarm startled me awake, and I rolled over, groaning. Then I started my encouragement, and managed to get up, get my clothes on and get out the door. I didn't worry about exerting effort during the run, or if it would hurt, or how boring it is to run around my neighborhood or do circles around the local park. I just concentrated on getting up. I think I got about 5.5 miles (I haven't mapped it yet) - hard, slow, but good.

Four miles tomorrow morning with Kiera before Ash and I head north to celebrate Mother's Day on Saturday with my family, and then I have 10 miles on tap for Sunday. I'm feeling pretty strong about my running lately, and I'm glad to see the scale has finally tipped - it's starting a downward slide, yay!

I updated my left sidebar to reflect my upcoming volunteer/crew efforts as well as my volunteer/crew recaps. I've also added a 5k race to my upcoming races. Finding folks for the relay around Tucson in October is somewhat of a challenge, but I think we are up to about six so far, which isn't too bad!

I also need to get my Internet fixed at home. My computer is finally fixed, but now the Internet is down, argh!