I ran 6 miles this morning. I was supposed to meet up with Tyler, but he showed up late and we missed each other (It reminds me of when I used to run with Sasha, except I was the one showing up late). While running, I observed a couple things:
First, I am not yet ready to run fast at all. My leg and knee have been feeling sore/tight/stiff/none of the above/all of the above (its hard to describe what it feels like, just know it doesn't feel good) although I feel fortunate that my knee did not bother me while running (I generally only notice the knee when I am sitting). My left quad and knee had progressively been feeling better, yet after running fast yesterday (for a measely half mile!) they are feeling more tender while at rest. I also feel that the additional discomfort I felt during my run today was likely due to running fast yesterday.
Second, I think that I may be onto something in guessing that my problems are primarily related to my pelvis being out of alignment. I performed some stretches/exercises yesterday, and my back felt much better when I woke up this morning (compared to the last few days), while there was no noticable discomfort in my quad either (the knee did not feel good, so its not like I did some miracle stretch or something). The lack of discomfort persisted throughout the first mile and a half of my run this morning, after which things went downhill. The last 4.5 miles of the run were not very comfortable as my back and quad were both acting up. I ended up stretching out my hamstrings and back after I got home with the hope that some good will come of it. The reason I feel like the exercises I did may have helped is primarily due to how I felt waking up. Lately my back has felt stiff waking up, which indicates to me that it may not be in proper alignment. I slept on the same mattress as always last night, yet may back did not feel as stiff in the morning, and there was less pain for the first part of my run. I will need to keep monitoring things to see if I can keep progressing.
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