It was a beautiful night tonight - the temperature was a bit lower, which really made it feel nice, and I had a pop in my step due to getting my back adjusted today. I started going to the chiropractor a couple weeks ago due to some severe pain in my back and found out that my back and neck were both out. I found out that I have been carrying my head about two inches too far forward for quite a while (not helped by having a huge pillow to sleep on, since I sleep on my back), which caused my cervical curvature to be less than normal, and also was causing my neck and back muscles some major grief. I also had some ribs that were out, which impacted my breathing. Anyways, I can already tell the difference. I am running faster with less effort. Average pace today was 7:47/mile, with two of those miles on the dirt canal bank, which was quite lovely. I picked it up for the last mile, which was right around 7:00 pace. |