Back is much better today!?

RUN 14 miles in 2:15
BIKE COMMUTE 6.4 miles

What was I saying yesterday...about only 'needing' to run 13 miles today...? Yeah, well, never mind that. At least I didn't run 15, right?! ;)

I ran to LP and back for just over 4 miles, then out to TGP, MoBot, and the grocery store (bio break) then back again. My math was terrible. First I was excited to think that the LP out-n-back combined with a TGP loop would combine two of my routes and still be different. But that only adds up to 10 miles! Then after the bio break stop I thought I'd need a loop around the MoBot to hit 14, but when I reached the pavilion at 11.85 I realized I had that wrong too. I think too much about mileage checkpoints sometimes. Just run!

Listened to the 10 Junk Miles podcast for most of the run. They mentioned the 'extra' 2 hours at KM100 (it's a 32hr cutoff) and how you could walk to finish it. I kinda knew this, but hearing it helped me calm a bit from yesterday's fears. Yes, I could walk major sections if in pain and probably still finish. This might help TV too, who is also facing an injured run. I'm going to look into the paces and cut-offs a little more.

And I remembered that I need to be working on my tutu!

Yesterday's 5 miles were plagued by back pain, and when I wrote up yesterday's log I lamented how I was feeling and expressed doubts about the upcoming weekend long runs. Then today: my back feels great! Not 100% certainly, but the pain is gone and replaced now with a very mild and inconsistent discomfort.

So what gives? Why the change? I'm more conscious of my posture since the therapist reminded me multiple times about it yesterday, but that shouldn't cause an overnight change. I'm also more careful with my running posture, but again, not an overnight thing. What I'm thinking -- is that it's the lack of kinesio tape? It was first applied last Tuesday, and the pains started last Wednesday. Then this week I run in pain Tuesday, take the tape off after the run, and have little to no pain the next day.

I'm suspicious of the tape. See how tomorrow goes.

In other news, 32 jelly beans isn't much fueling for a 2:15 run. I came home famished.

And since this past weekend I've had a pressure in the back of my throat and my appetite is diminished. I'm making myself eat, and I'm eating enough, but there are times when I don't want to eat or I want to wait to see if I feel any better in an hour or two.