on the road again

started running again yesterday. had to take the past week and a half off. a week ago last saturday, i had awoken and half-ass did my morning stretches to let my spine know that it was going to be used for its upright vertical services. in retrospect, it is always clear to me that when i half-ass or slack-ass the stretches, i have been more prone to "throw out" my back. well, that is precisely what happened.

bending over to pick up the hepa air purifier, intending to move it to another room, i felt a too familiar *snap*. this event led me to lie on my back most of saturday, and limited moving around for the succeeding 2 days. i strapped on the back brace that was prescribed to me at the onset of my chronic lower spine problems about 10 years ago. i popped some ibuprofen and tried to remain very mindful of my movements, using my stomach muscles to hold up my cage, taking the pressure off of the sacral region.

amazing as it is, the body always seems to recoup. i can still feel that it is not 100%, but i have chosen to integrate my necessity for running back into my life. trying to really ease into it, so as not to interrupt the mending process, and concurrently not to let it get too soft on me.