A setback

I had a minor setback today.....actually I have no idea if its a minor or a major setback.  After taking a four day break I went out for a very easy 5K run today.  I wasn't going to run very hard or fast.  It was more about just getting the kilometers done.  Before the run I stretched for 10 minutes and concentrated on my hamstrings.  I felt great as I started the run.  I ran into some of my wife's relatives along the path......waved a quick hello and kept going.  I completed the first K in 6:25 which was the exact time I was hoping to do.  The second K done in 6:01 was a little bit faster that I wanted to run but I wasn't feeling it any pain.....until I did start feeling that pain come back in my right bum cheek.  OK....I'll just run 3K's and call it a day.......so I slowed down....way down and just trotted a long....but the pain kept coming back.  I decided to pack it in.  I'm going to rest for a further 4 days and then go see the physio on Tuesday.  This is the same physio who helped me a few years ago overcome back and leg problems.  Fingers crossed that it will be fixed in time for the B2B which happens on Sept 2nd.  So I sit here now.....with an ice pack freezing my ass with hope that I will be writing more about running and less about pain........... soon.

P.S.

I created a group on the miCoach website for all the slowrunners out there. If you are interested in joining the group please sign up on the miCoach site and download the free miCoach app for your smart phone. Here is the link:

http://community-micoach.adidas.com/groups/slowrunning