Fox River Trail

3 Miles
Better than Monday when I tried to run. Still very sore though.
I have another treatment tomorrow so hope that helps.
I wore my HR monitor and it was very high considering how slow
I was running. I guess I'm out of shape now. I'm sure once I
get back at it I will get my fitness back quickly.

Gold's Gym

45 Minutes Stationary Bike 14.5 Miles
15 Minutes Weight Lifting
I feel better than yesterday. I actually feel pretty
good after this workout. Hope these keeps up.

Fox River Trail

2 Miles
Well the results are not good. I was sore in the same area
I have been having problems. It was not as bad as a couple
weeks ago when I tried to run. After I finished it got
even more sore and stiff. I feel the pain even when I walk.
I'm going to call the Dr. tomorrow and discuss this with him.
I have one more appointment set up for Friday. I'm getting
pretty down at this point. I need to run I'm getting depressed
without it. Running is my drug of choice and I need it bad.
Plus this cold wet weather is not helping my mood.

Gold's Gym

30 Minutes stationary bike 10 miles
15 Minutes elliptical 2 miles
15 Minutes weight lifting
1:00 pm)
Good workout. I am going to try a run tomorrow. It will be
3 weeks tomorrow since the injury. Hope it goes ok. I'm
actually nervous about it. I'm afraid I'm still not recovered
all the way. If I feel pain I'm going to stop immediately.

Recovering???

Went to the physical therapist again today. He worked with
me for about 20 minutes. Felt a bit better afterwards.
I seem to be getting better. I am looking at maybe Sunday
or Monday to go for a run so I can see how it really is.
I think I will do some elliptical and biking tomorrow and
Saturday. It will be 3 weeks Sunday since I last run. This
is by far the longest I have gone with out running since
I started in 2004.

Treatment

I ended up getting in today for my treatment on my back. They
had some cancellations. I was glad to get in. The PT guy worked
on me for about 45 minutes. Lots of twisting, pulling and pushing.
I'm pretty sore know. Too early to say if it helped. They have me
scheduled for two more treatments. This Thursday and next
Friday. Hopefully this will resolve my problem.
He also showed me some stretches he wants me to do.
Piriformis stretch, prone press-up, pelvic clock and hamstring
stretch. He said my flexibility was not all that good. So I will
work on it. He was optimistic that I will be running again soon.
Hopefully after Thursdays visit will have a better idea of when.

Doctors Visit

Finally went to see the doctor today. My diagnosis is lower
back injury. I need to see a chiropractor to get some adjustments.
The doctor said probably one or two visits and I should be fine.
I have a appointment for Friday afternoon. That was the soonest
I could get in. I wish I could do it today. I want to get better
as soon as possible. I hope to still run the Grand Island Trail
Marathon on July 25. It's a ways off yet so if I get this fixed
I should be fine. I might not be as fit as I would have been but
at this point I'm just going to be happy to be running again.