This week has been pretty crappy for the half marathon training. Because of my back injury, I managed to fit in a few very subpar runs. However when I didn’t run, I really focused on some back stretches that I learned in physical therapy.
A few years back, I suffered a herniated disc between my L4/L5 vertebrae. For the most part, I have sporadic episodes and this is the time of year when it get aggravated. Last year around this time, I had a horrible relapse where I couldn’t put of my own pants and had to spend two days in the ER.
In the second picture, you can see that I cannot lift my left leg too high without aggravating my back. At least this is better, I could not even raise the left leg last week.
Hopefully, I will have only a few more days with this injury.
Happy New Year, y’all.
Do you have any traditions?
Like many Southerners, I make black eyed peas to bring prosperity.
Also, I eat crappy Chinese take out on New Year’s Day because it’s the best food for a hangover (although this is the first year in a very long time that I did not wake up drunk/hungover).
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