Day 53: One more (last?) case of the you-know-whats

It's interesting how the body can come up big when there's a big challenge. 13 miles on Saturday? No problem. But when the stakes are small, the little annoyances can pile up. 4 miles this afternoon? Slight problem with the ol' stomach-bone, which kept me to 2 -- TWO -- miles. But I think that, finally, should be the end of that. At least, I hope so.

I haven't been running with knee braces recently, because they had actually been tearing into the backs of my legs, breaking the skin! Sometimes, though, after icing, I put them on to wear around the house. I also have neoprene shin-covers, and I wore one on my left leg last night. Not a bad feeling; tonight, I may try that again. Maybe I can find knee braces made out of neoprene, instead of the cheapo skin-tearing material.

To reiterate: the plan is still to run tomorrow and Thursday. I may also bike to work tomorrow, so that I'm in position to make a quick run to REI in the Fenway... I ordered some closeout stuff that was shipped there. "It might rain tomorrow," someone told me, cautioning me against biking. My response: "So what?!"