Saturday was the end of week 3 of training. I feel a little behind because I took Week 3 off! – Except for Saturday. I had some really bad back pain. Hurt so bad I wanted to cry. There was no way I was going to run. I have had it before and it usually will subside and get better. This was not getting any better. I’ve seen doctors, chiropractors, massage therapist, etc. to no avail. A coworker recommended an acupuncturist. I have never tried acupuncture before, so I thought, why not? Couldn’t hurt, right? So I gave it a shot.
I have to say that the at first I was skeptical. I didn’t feel immediate relief like I thought I would. If anything the needles were making my back pulsate even more. I felt slightly better after it was all done, but I thought that may have just been due to the tiny massage I got with it. It wasn’t till this morning that I felt 90% better. 90%, not quite 100%. My back muscles are so tight it will take another treatment or two to work them out. But, I was just so excited that I felt so much better. It worked! So I was able to get my training run in on Saturday. I didn’t go all out because I didn’t want to chance triggering it again. 6.5 Miles and I was able to maintain a 9:30 pace. Looking forward to keeping this up! It will be challenging around the holidays, but I’m up for the challenge 😉