Monday: 0
Tuesday: 0
Why run, when you can work 13 hours a day instead? Ugh.
Wednesday: 0
Thursday: 5
Finally! Ran the deserted trails of Westerly Town Forest. While it's not my favorite trail system in the world, mostly due to erosion and flooding issues, it's still a nice piece of property that I'm glad is preserved. Many of the trails were dry, but also ran through frozen muck, mud, and icy puddles. Just great to get away from civilization, even for an hour, during an otherwise hectic week.
TMI alert (skip this paragraph if you desire):
Last fall amidst some groin and lower back pain I ended up going to four specialists, spent the better part of the day in the ER at South County Hospital, and endured a number of tests. What I played a little close to the vest was a scare with a sharply rising PSA reading, which among other items, can be an indication of prostate cancer. Coupled with the facts that my father's father died of prostate cancer and my father's brother is being treated for prostate cancer caused me to panic a bit. I was told to come back in three months and if not reduced, I should go for further, more invasive tests for cancer detection. Well, today was that follow-up day, and it was a big relief to me that my PSA reading has in fact gone down. Not enough to close the case completely, but it is highly likely that I do not have prostate cancer, and it's more likely elevated from the prostate issues I've been having. I need to come back in six months to see that the reading continues on a downward trend, but today was a good day.
Friday: 0
Saturday: 5
Old Mountain Field 5K. See separate write-up.
Sunday: 5
Fun solo run at Paffard Preserve and Stonington Cemetery, in the pouring rain. Flooded trails, dicey water crossings, and mud.
Weekly mileage: 15 (3 trail runs, 0 road runs)
Weekly synopsis: Pretty pathetic. The rut and work stress continue.
Weekly highlight: The OMF! Great run in challenging conditions.
Weekly lowlight: Continued dearth of running in general.
Tuesday: 0
Why run, when you can work 13 hours a day instead? Ugh.
Wednesday: 0
Thursday: 5
Finally! Ran the deserted trails of Westerly Town Forest. While it's not my favorite trail system in the world, mostly due to erosion and flooding issues, it's still a nice piece of property that I'm glad is preserved. Many of the trails were dry, but also ran through frozen muck, mud, and icy puddles. Just great to get away from civilization, even for an hour, during an otherwise hectic week.
TMI alert (skip this paragraph if you desire):
Last fall amidst some groin and lower back pain I ended up going to four specialists, spent the better part of the day in the ER at South County Hospital, and endured a number of tests. What I played a little close to the vest was a scare with a sharply rising PSA reading, which among other items, can be an indication of prostate cancer. Coupled with the facts that my father's father died of prostate cancer and my father's brother is being treated for prostate cancer caused me to panic a bit. I was told to come back in three months and if not reduced, I should go for further, more invasive tests for cancer detection. Well, today was that follow-up day, and it was a big relief to me that my PSA reading has in fact gone down. Not enough to close the case completely, but it is highly likely that I do not have prostate cancer, and it's more likely elevated from the prostate issues I've been having. I need to come back in six months to see that the reading continues on a downward trend, but today was a good day.
Friday: 0
Saturday: 5
Old Mountain Field 5K. See separate write-up.
Sunday: 5
Fun solo run at Paffard Preserve and Stonington Cemetery, in the pouring rain. Flooded trails, dicey water crossings, and mud.
Weekly mileage: 15 (3 trail runs, 0 road runs)
Weekly synopsis: Pretty pathetic. The rut and work stress continue.
Weekly highlight: The OMF! Great run in challenging conditions.
Weekly lowlight: Continued dearth of running in general.
So glad to read about those test results!
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