Ragnar Napa is Ten Days Away!
I've totally strayed off course from my training plans for Ragnar. The Granite Head Trails and Ales race totally knocked me off track. I had a complete breakdown at mile 9 of the 11 mile race and had to walk the last 2 full miles. Up to that point, I was feeling awesome! I haven't had this particular pain in a couple years. It's a pretty classic IT Band syndrome. I'm sure it was just a factor of ramping up my mileage too aggressively. The amount of added mileage I take on needs to be slow and steady in this new post-chemo body because I just heal slower now. I guess I was pushing myself to see where that edge was. Found it! So I took a full week off from running. I added a series of strength building exercises to my daily routine in place of my usual running. I will need to get in another long run, at least 8 miles because that's my longest single stretch for Ragnar. I think I'm pretty much on the home stretch at this poi...