Sciatica

sci·at·i·ca

noun Pathology.

1.pain and tenderness at some points of the sciatic nerve, usually caused by a prolapsed intervertebral disk; sciatic neuralgia.

2.any painful disorder extending from the hip down the back of the thigh and surrounding area.

I have sciatica.  I currently am having a sciatica flair up.  It sucks.

Worst Race Ever!!!

Today RB and I ran a race.  It was supposed to be fun.  It was not.  It was supposed to be 22.5K.  It was not.  Our first trail run ended up being uphill both ways, and was 26.24K - for those of you metrically challenged that's 16.4 miles.  It sucked.

It was fun for about the first 5 miles - after that it got pretty miserable.  Between the two of us we tripped at least 2 dozen times, and I fell.  My ankle hurts and the back of my right knee makes it nearly impossible for me to walk up and down stairs and down hill is pretty killer.  Ouch.  Needless to say, I won't be running that race again.  Blech.