Why have I waited so long to try an ice bath? My problems with my IT band have been well documented on this site, stretching and rest so far have been my only course of action to ameliorate my situation. Until now, I have known about ice baths for a while now but have been skeptical. Well, I tried one tonight after a run, so far my legs feel great. The real test will be how snappy the legs feel tomorrow. Ice baths may become a regular routine for recovery and injury prevention.
On another note, during a run last week which included some hill intervals I noticed that on the jog down the technical trail to start another hill climb my stomach muscles and lower back(core) became fatigued. I informed TG about this and he prescribed some core strengthening workouts. These wo's are kicking my ass. I've never done any type of core work and I'm paying for it now. I've read several articles about core strength and running, basically a strong core=more efficient running.
Trail running race coming up this weekend at Lake Fayetteville. From what I understand the race should be two laps around the lake for a total of~9 miles, basically a 15k. This is the first race in a four or five race point series, should be good times. Race report on Saturday.
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