Working through pain and exciting things to come

This week I had a little bit of a relapse with my lower back pain. On wed and thurs the pain was as bad as it was over the summer. Not sure if maybe the race triggered it a little, because the pain really hasn't been that bad in a long time.

So on thursday my husband decided to help me out a little. He got down on the floor and started showing me some stretches that he thought might be helpful. The focus was on opening up the hips. And boy did they ever! Some of the moves were really difficult for me. There were a few poses where I kept falling out. But we worked hard and then did it again on friday. I'm pretty sore right now but the sharp pain I was feeling before is gone. So we must be hitting the right areas. I think we'll make this an everyday thing. He would make a great yoga instructor!

Today I went for a 2 mile run at Euchee Creek. I hadn't been out there in months so it was really nice to run there again. It's a beautiful place

Also - I registered for the Carolina Spartan Sprint! The price was about to go up so I registered right at the last second. I'll be racing saturday (march 22 or something like that) around 10:45 to 12. With any luck my husband won't be working or he can at least take that day off. Not really relishing the thought of driving home 3 hours from Charlotte after a Spartan. But I'll do it if I have to. March will be interesting, Georgia Spartan and then Carolina 2 weeks later. Plus any other races I wanna do, which I'm sure there will be some. Oh my. I'd better be ready!