Another overnight plane ride. This was one of the most painful yet. The thing about having meetings in India is that you have to drive everywhere, and traffic is a mess. So it takes 1/2-1 hr to get anywhere. And this is all stop and go, lane changing travel, stuffed in the back of a Honda. I added up my time in the car on Wednesday - more than 4 hours, to go with my 6 hours of meetings. On top of similar days on Mon and Tues, as well as domestic flights on both days, my back was feeling some serious strain by Wednesday. I had a lighter day on Thursday, but the back pain was still there. By the time I got on the plane last night (the 2:15am to London), I was looking for a cane. Sleeping on the plane is never a great thing, but my back ached the entire way, and kept waking me. I hope this will be resolved by a few good nights' sleep, otherwise that triathlon is in trouble.
Since it is less painful for me to be standing or walking than sitting or lying down, I went out for a run anyway today. Kept a moderate pace (9:10mins/mi), but it did not feel easy. My HR stayed under 137 most of the way.
I will take it easy this weekend, and will do some light running/biking/swimming next week, ahead of the tri.
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