Daily Archives: Sunday, April 25, 2010

For about 8 days I could not run due to severe muscle cramps on the right side of my neck, arm, shoulder, and back. I had to miss my last 21 km long run at the start of my taper last Sunday and I could barely walk let alone run for a few days. I slept a lot and took muscle relaxants, while still trying to move and stretch it out. I hate taking the prescription muscle relaxants because they just put you to sleep and make you feel really groggy and unable to move much. I’m pretty sure that a big strong guy like me was felled by a mere mouse. A computer mouse. I am now using my left hand to mouse with. I spend a lot of time moving computer mice around since my business is computers and fixing them…sounds pretty strange doesn’t it? Even the tiniest … Continue reading →