FMB = Fuck My Back. Not literally, please don’t try.
I decided my back would be ready when I could get up without pain and go one entire day without pain. I also decided that I’d ramp back in starting with 3-4 miles working back up to the schedule.
During the week, I went from taking Aleve a few times a day to not taking any pain pills quite quickly.
I decided to not push it and scrap any thought of adding another race in November (I had originally considered the Hungry Turkey Half, but probably next year). I may do a five mile trail race in December – one I’ve been familiar with but never ran despite it being in East Fork (although it is on the other side of the lake from where I normally run).
