Dear James, Daniel and Emily,
Last week I learned a lesson. After I allowed myself to take a week off to recover from the cold I overdid it on the running. And really aggravated my left IT band at the hip. When I saw the therapist on Friday she was able to break things loose but she also made it clear I need to change up what I am doing exercise wise.
I need to change my focus from running to the core exercises and stretching. If I am going to overdo something over do those exercises. What this means is that I will have to adjust my running schedule for a couple of months, down to 3 days a week. And then do the core work every day. It will be a difficult adjustment, to not have as much running. But if I can get that core built up before I resume serious training for the marathon it will pay off in the long run.
The first item is to get the exercise ball that I think will make some of that core training easier. The therapist has given me the right exercises, I just need to make that my current training focus. Then figure out the times and locations that it makes most sense to perform the exercises, the challenge being getting the dogs out of the house when I do so they don't jump all over me.
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