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Thanks, Warren.  It's exciting to get so much support for a local race.  The past few years, I've gotten Road ID to sponsor it.  It's been fun!  The running club wanted me to take over as director of the Humboldt/Redwoods Marathon.  Ummmmm.......no.  Too big and I just can't take responsibility for that many people.  I'd have a heart attack worrying about everyone!  The thought is flattering, though.

......And I did exactly the same thing leading up to Boston!!  Not quite hourly, but multiple times throughout the day.  I also remember doing the same for Rev3 CP but not nearly as much as Boston.  I had a little more of a inclination to check the weather for Rev3 because the day before the race there were riptide warnings in Lake Erie and 20-25 MPH winds with gusts up to 40 MPH AND they cancelled the sprint race and kids triathlon that Lis and I were scheduled to volunteer at.

Things always seem to work out.........Well, almost Tony.  I'm mean what could happen?  A huge thunderstorm roll through when you're on the run or something?  I mean c'mon, like that would ever happen.  

That is very flattering.  But I would have to agree with you.  Running a 5/10k is one thing.  Running a marathon would seem to be a beast of it's own.  It would be a much, much longer day and all the extra people/volunteers that would be required for aid stations, etc.  No thanks! 

I did up a little RR for my 10k

Turns out I didn't Neg split, but it was close, and it had a little more to do with the vertical change on the out and back.

While warming up for the event I went out and did a 7-8 minute light job before some stretching ect. and just as I was finishing I had a really bad muscle spasm in my back that wrapped around the right side of my chest.  Came out of no where and totally took my breath away.  It relaxed a bit but I could still feel it in my back.  I had a massage after the race and the girl doing it tried to work out a knot but its still there.  I haven't had any more spasms, but I still have a knot in my back and when I turn my chest or sit a certain way I can feel it around the right side of my ribs right to the front.  Any ideas what this could be?  I feels like the knot in the muscle isn't at the surface but is more inside, under the ribs.  It been two days and its till there, it seems to be getting a little better, but not much.

OK docs give me your best diagnosis.  Is it a muscle problem, nerve problem, muscle pinching a nerve, small alien taken up residence in my rib cage?  I'm trying to get a hold of my massage therapist to get in today or tomorrow.

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Warren, great result this weekend, and way to push through the swim.

Tony, sounds like your ready for your IM, you'll do great, just remember your training, and smile!

Dirk, its a good look, and I'm sure it will give you an extra 1-2 watts on the bike.  That and the extra protein you can take in from not straining out the bugs with your teeth.

Over the past several years, I've struggled with something that sounds exactly like what you describe.  For me, it is a rib that gets slightly displaced.  A great massage therapist is able to get in there and allow the muscles to relax enough to put it back in place.  It hurts to get it done but the relief is almost instantaneous.  He sticks me in the chair to get at the spot.  I also have some exercises that help me at home if it's feeling a bit off.  My daily yoga is also beneficial.  Don't mess around with it, though.  If massage doesn't help, get to your doctor as quickly as possible.

Hahaha!!!!!  That's hilarious!!!  You crack me up!!!!!

I did some multitasking on my run today.  (Run, strength train on hills, foraging for food)

I pushed the munchkin in the stroller, uphill, to a blackberry picking spot.  We picked and ate berries for awhile before walking home.  I'm going to bake a couple pies now! 

I had a similar incident with ribs just this past Thursday though the location of the pain/soreness was a little different. I went out on a run that afternoon and afterword I never felt like I could get a full deep breath in. There was this soreness right across the sternum. It even kept me out of my full Kung Fu workout in class that night. I went in to see my chiropractor the next morning and he said 2 ribs were out of alignment. 2 minutes worth of adjustment and my breathing was easier. Some soreness still lasted through the day, but it was much improved the next morning and by the time I got on my bike for a Saturday ride there were no lingering effects at all.