TITLE: Which Kind of Pain Today?
AUTHOR: Eugene Wallingford
DATE: April 07, 2006  2:23 PM
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Well, if there are
<A HREF="http://www.cs.uni.edu/~wallingf/blog/archives/monthly/2006-04.html#e2006-04-06T18_46_45.htm">
   different kinds of pain</A>,
which kind of pain am I feeling today?

After a
<A HREF="http://www.cs.uni.edu/~wallingf/blog/archives/monthly/2006-04.html#e2006-04-03T17_58_36.htm">
   few days on hold</A>,
my hamstrings felt okay by Tuesday night, so I
headed out for a short (3-mile), easy run on
Wednesday morning.  My legs were sore, but I felt
no pain in my hamstrings!

I ran 5 miles yesterday.  After a tentative first
mile, I accelerated for the first time in over a
week.  I held a pace in the 8:45 minutes/mile range
-- not fast, by any means, but much faster than
anything I could manage the week before.  Again,
sore legs, but no pain.

Today's 5-miler was a bit slower, but just because
my muscles are a little out of shape even after a
the short lay-off.  But I feel the good kind of
sore.  I'm getting better.

I plan to take it relatively easy in Carefree next
week while at
<A HREF="http://www.hillside.net/chiliplop/2006/">
   ChiliPLoP'06</A>,
and then -- if the legs still feel good -- begin
preparation for a half-marathon at the end of June.
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