lower back and knee

Tues, 3/31/26-

Between my lower back and knee, I really struggled to finish my 2M run. I covered the first mile in 8:35, but I was hurting. I kept at it, but eventually had to stop...twice...to deal with my back and knee. I'd finish up in 17:00, having paused my watch during the stops.

Mon, 3/30/26-

Took off. Too much going on.

Sun, 3/29/26-

Did 8x150 at Hillsborough's track. The first three were in 25, the second three were in 24, and the last two were in 23. Lower back and meniscus tear lurk! 

The Bahamas, mama!.

Sat, 3/28/26-Went to Y with V. 8:30 mile on treadmill. Stretched and strengthening work. 7:55 mile on treadmill. Lifted a nice bit.

Fri, 3/27/26-travel day from The Bahamas. same as yesterday.

Thur, 3/26/26-The Bahamas. 9:00 Mile on treadmill. Stretched and strengthening work. 8:30 mile on treadmill. Lifted a nice bit.

Wed, 3/25/26-The Bahamas. 17:30 on treadmill. Stretched and strengthening work. Lifted a nice bit.

Tues, 3/24/26-The Bahamas. 9:30 on treadmill. Stretched and strengthening work. 9:00 mile on treadmill. Lifted a nice bit.

Mon, 3/23/26-up at 3:30AM to travel to The Bahamas, mama!.

Sun, 3/22/26-12x100 at Hillsborough's track. First 6 in 16. Second 6 in 15. Mission accomplished.

Sat, 3/21/26-Went to Y with V. 9:00 mile on treadmill. Stretched and strengthening work. 8:30 mile on treadmill. Lifted a nice bit.

Fri, 3/20/26-2M on XC course

Thurs, 3/19/26-6x200m in 33 with 3:00 rest.

cheers

Wed, 3/18/26-

Knee bothering me; took off

Tues, 3/17/26-Drove to Natirar and did 2.25M (19:15) in the cold and wind. 

Mon, 3/16/26-2M loop in 16:45.

Sun, 3/15/26-Planned to 6x150 in 23 sec with 2:30 rest. I wound up doing 3 in 24 and 3 in 25 on 3:00 rest! The kind cheers from my the kids on the lacrosse team, while kind, weren't enough to make this workout successful.

Back aching

Sat, 3/14/26-Went to the Y. Did 9:00 mile, stretched, did some mobility exercises, lifted a bit, then returned to the treadmill for another mile, in 8:30. I finished my short time off with some hamstring curls.

Fri, 3/13/26-swimming in work; took off

Thurs, 3/12/26-work overflowing; took off

Wed, 3/11/26-Ran the XC course on campus. Back aching!

Tues, 3/10/26-Did 2M loop around neighborhood. Back aching!

easy

Mon, 3/9/26--took off; too busy

Sun, 3/8/26-almost 60 degrees. 6x200 in 32, 33, 33, 33, 33, 32...with 3' rest. Winded! Sadly!

Sat, 3/7/26-Y with V. Mile in 9:45, stretch. lift. Mile in 9:00

Fri, 3/6/26-took off

Thurs, 3/5/26-2M easy

Wed, 3/4/26-6x150 in 23

Tues, 3/3/26-2M easy

felt meh

Mon, 3/2/26-took off; back is hurting and too much work on the docket.

Sun, 3/1/26-After the snowfall had ended and the coating of snow had melted, I headed out to the track for a simple 6x150. The warm-up felt meh, with my back bothering me. I felt flaccid. I decided today was not a day to test speed, not that I have any at present. I ran 25-low in lane 1, 23-mid in lane 2, 24-low in lane 3, 23-mid in lane 4, 23-mid in lane 5, and 23-low in lane 6.

Stretched and strengthened.

Sat, 2/28/26-Went to the Y with V. Jogged mile (9:55) on treadmill. Stretched and strengthened. Did another .5M (4:17) on treadmill. Did more stretching and strengthening. Out!

Fri, 2/27/26-Jogged 2M (18:00)--neighborhood loop. Knee is still aching.

Thurs, 2/26/26-After warming up, I did 6x100m hills. Efforts were between 19-high and 20-mid

Wed, 2/25/26-took off