lunges

Ran Saturday for the 1st time in 2 weeks.  It sure was nice to be out on the trail on Ken's.  Misty and her friend Karah joined me.  It was my first test of turning a pair of Altra Lone Peaks into a super padded shoe.  I wouldn't call it a success or a failure.  The padding part seemed to work okay.  I do need to make some adjustments for the neuroma lift.  The strange part of the morning was some severe tightness in my lower back.  It was bad enough to cut our run short by 2 miles.  Even with a bunch stretching and ibuprofen it didn't get any better Saturday.  Here's the really weird part.  I woke up Sunday totally pain free!!  I can't explain it.  During our run Karah suggested it was my shoes.  At the time I poo pooed that suggestion but I think it's very possible she's right.   It's definitely looking like it's a work in progress.

On another note, I did some lunges after our Saturday run.  Not very many but I did some.  I'm seriously realizing my running is being impaired by weakness in my quads and glutes and over all lack of strength.  I'm tight deep in my glutes/ quads yesterday and today but my knees already have a more stable feel to them.  I'm only going to do the lunges and other leg stuff on run days so that rest days are still rest days.   I'm really excited about how much my running might improve.