back in the saddle
after taking nine days off from running to let my left hamstring heal up, i headed out the door this morning for a morning constitutional. i headed north on comanche then east on burton to university and over to michigan. i stopped at the tennis courts across from waukesha north high school and stretched a bit then doubled back on my route for home.
on my way home i was a bit bored with my effort as i was purposely avoiding hills and running at a very slow pace. shortly thereafter, a bird began swooping at my head in what i’m guessing was some effort to protect its nest. i took off my cap and swung it at the bird a few times to communicate my dissatisfaction which made the bird head back into the trees.
regardless, the hammy didn’t tweak on me this morning but it certainly doesn’t feel 100%. i managed three miles at a ridiculously slow pace which i’ll likely continue to do this week as i ease back into training.