I’m back! Again. This time, I took my car into the shop and decided to pass on the courtesy ride home. Its only 2 1/4 miles, after all. I tossed on my running gear, drove in, and ran home (flat, no dogs, even slightly downhill). And what’s more, I did it without stopping other than for traffic! It was hard - it felt like a 10K effort the whole time and I know I wasn’t going all that fast - but I managed it.

And my back didn’t hurt!

The last mile was hard, but no harder than about mile 18 on the marathon. Just tiring, not hitting a wall or anything. I tried to pick it up for the final stretch down 43rd, but didn’t have a lot extra. Still, what I had, I spent. Whenever I thought of it I kept my form at least slightly good, although that wasn’t easy either. I still have a ton of core strength to regain and it really shows.

Still, I’m back, hopefully this time for more than 2-3 runs.

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