Every Wish That We Put Into Motion.... (comments welcome!)

[Herding_Cats]

This seems like A LOT this close to the race. I think your body is telling you to lay off. Any mileage you do now is only going to fatigue you and risk injury, so why push it? It is what it is -- you're undertrained running-wise but your stamina should be awesome from the referee gig. Go have fun with DH and DD in the 5K and do what you can for the rest without wrecking yourself.

This is a fair point. I was just trying to get time on feet, and I was walking a lot more than running in an attempt to not overdo things. Given that I was having almost 2 weeks off from basketball this seemed like something that should have been OK since I am used to being on my feet for about 3 hours at a time (or 8 hours at a time for elementary basketball.) I feel strongly that the treadmill workout is not related to the back thing, and that it was just really bad luck and possibly DD sleeping in our bed for a couple of nights and me trying to keep her OFF of DH since his back was troublesome.

Ugh. This is so crappy. I definitely cried this morning because I was so frustrated with not being able to move and the timing of it all.

 

[nancipants]

I’m so sorry your back is bothering you so much. Sending good vibes it clears up for MW.

 

[WillRunForPizza]

Oh no, that sucks. Hope it's just soreness and goes away quickly!