Time: 23:43
I found a good place to park and run on the path in Rock Creek Regional Park when I visit Terrel Hale in Rockville.
The run this morning was not great, as I was stiff and both my right hamstring and left hip flexor got sore very quickly. It was too bad, as the weather was good and it was nice to be on a path in the woods.
Stretching: Terrel helped me with some very active hamstring stretches.
Massage: Massage and ART on hamstrings, adductors, and psoas.
Time: 17:00
Early morning jog in Bethesda at Civic Center Park near the Rock Creek Regional Park. Just a bit of a warm-up run before a massage.
Massage: I had my first appointment with Terrel Hale, a DC-area massage therapist who has generously offered to help me get back on my feet. He did some active release on my hip flexors, quads, glutes and psoas. None of it was too rough and I left feeling good.
Stretching: Worked with Terrel on some hamstring stretches.
Time: 80:30
Distance: 12 mi.
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Well, the weather is finally cooperating for a few days--it was about 50 degrees and I headed out this afternoon in a t-shirt and shorts. I ran just outside the Beltway through what I believe is called the "Rock Creek Regional Park." The bike path through this area continues from the top of Rock Creek Park along Beach Drive through Chevy Chase, MD and farther north. I started at the intersection of Cedar Lane and Beach Drive in Chevy Chase and did a simple out-and-back run on the winding and somewhat hilly bike path. There are a smattering of distance markers along the way, though none of them seemed to form a coherent measure for the trail.
Clown shoes?
I also finally started running in a new pair of kicks, courtesy of the OK Runner. The Nike LunarTrainer is essentially a beefed up Free with a new "LunarLite" midsole that is supposedly more durable and distributes weight more evenly across the bottom of the foot. I like that the upper is wide and flexible and that it has a wide midsole base. Weighing at under 9 oz (25% lighter than the Nike Elite 3s I have been running in), it might just be a trainer for the next month as well as my marathon race day shoe. Unfortunately, the shoes aren't miracle workers, as my legs felt pretty dead today, and my left sesamoid was a little sore.
