Day 108: Not outrunning the rain (or my own legs)

My knees and right hamstring are sore from yesterday's (almost) 20-miler. It rained all morning and most of the afternoon. And I had an appointment, once more, at Fenway Park, for what was supposed to be the last game of the season, against the vile Yankees. (Yesterday's game was rained out, though, so it was moved to tonight.) Hour-long rain delay obviously didn't help Matsuzaka, who lost; Mussina won his 20th.

I think the knee and shin covers helped me; I slept with them again last night. But the right hamstring really gave me pause, so I skipped today's scheduled 3-miler. I may adjust the week's running to compensate, but I might just end up missing those 3 miles for good. Tomorrow I'm flying to Austin to work with FEMA on Ike-recovery stuff; I may run in the evening, if all goes well. I'm on JetBlue, in an "even more leg room" seat, for which I had to shell out a few of my own bucks above what work paid for the ticket itself... maybe the four extra inches will prove critical!