Swim Night
I had to finish up a task at work yesterday so left my office an hour later than normal. This ended up being to my advantage as I arrived at the Blankenloch swimming pool and found it almost empty. I was able to knock out my 1000 meters of swimming in the 25-meter long pool without running (swimming) over kids or playing roller derby with other swimmers. I felt so good afterward that I did an extra 100 meters just for fun.
My hamstring seems to be almost normal again, really the only time it bothers now is when I sit for extended periods of time. I have been taking a walk during lunch time with a coworker, his slower walking pace seems to be just right in keeping my hamstring loose.
Tomorrow morning I am going on a long run. I have 32K/20M on the schedule but I’m a bit leery of going the entire distance considering the hamstring pain I had this week. I have decided to run shorter loops over my hilly running route and quit early if the hamstring seems to act up again.
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Have a great weekend Jack!
Posted by: neca | May 11, 2007 1:15 PM
That sounds like a solid running plan. I wonder if it's your chair height, or if you elevated your leg, or even put your foot on a little box, if it would help? Maybe a brick-sized box? Just to change the angle of your leg when sitting. Anyway, have a good weekend.
Posted by: backofpack58@yahoo.com | May 11, 2007 3:58 PM
You know, back-of-pack makes a great point about your chair height. I just had an ergonomic assessment at work and they said my chair should be higher, I should put my feet on a stool, and my chair seat needed a larger "pan" (that's when ergo-dude got a punch - my pan is plenty big). In any case, there might be some relief in making those types of adjustments too.
Posted by: Lara | May 12, 2007 12:07 AM