More time off

This is a tough week for me.  Three weeks away from a marathon, and I've started to develop some pretty sharp pains in my knee, up to my hip.  I've had this looked at before, and have been working on some exercises to strengthen my leg.  It's a problem from my IT band, knee and hamstring.  Not what I was hoping for this close to a race.  The last time it occurred, I didn't run for two months.
I'm going to push through it.  More Advil, exercises and less miles.  Hoping I'll make it just a few more weeks.

NYC marathon is this weekend.  Good luck to all the runners...all 45,000 of you.

Good weather running

It's unseasonably, or some might say seasonably, warm today in New England, so I'm planning my run home.  Trouble is, it's also getting dark earlier.  Does anyone have any suggestions on good lights for running in the dark?  I've seen headlights and belt lights.  Looking for opinions on what works.  I have a 10 mile run, mostly off-road on an unlit path.  The good news is, the surface is pretty even and stable.  The bad news is, I can't see where I'm going, and tend to take more timid steps.  Really affects my stride, pace and overall run.

On the other hand, I'm looking forward to my ForeRunner redeeming itself today.

Forerunner is dead

Maybe it was the public humiliation, but once I connected my Garmin Forerunner 205 to my PC to download data, it decided it had enough.  No power, won't charge, won't connect.  Nothing.

Anyone have any suggestions on how to reset it?

Monday Quickie

I ran what might pass as a long run this weekend, after not too many miles last week.  Monday night, I ran a fast loop around town.  It's starting to get dark early, and it isn't the brightest neighborhood.

One of the things that drives me nuts while running is when my watch conks out.  It's a Garmin Forerunner 205.  Seems to lose satellite connections at the most inconvenient time.  It will start beeping when it loses a connection, and occasionally picks a signal back up again, but not always.  The time keeps running, but it is a hassle to clear the signal message.  Additionally, I don't get a record of my distance, and the software the data downloads to won't let me edit a route or distance.  Looks like I ran 2 miles at 20 minute pace.

Weekend Run

...if it can be called that. I know the idea is to either run fast one week, or run long. Last week I went for long. Didn't work out too well, culminating with a miserable attempt at 18 miles on Sunday. I think the half marathon the week before took a little more out of me than I gave it credit. I'll make this week a little lighter and see what happens. 5 weeks until the next race.