Runner’s diary, Thursday

Today, for the first time since I’ve been running, I experienced an ache that has me a little concerned. As I approached the mile-and-a-half mark of my run today (I did three miles, though I had hoped to do four), the lower part of my hamstring just above my left me seemed to tighten up and I had trouble fully extending. I tried to run through it (yes, I am an idiot), but it wouldn’t loosen up.

I’ve had aches and pains before — occasional knee pain, sore feet, a slight calf pull — but this is different, mostly because I don’t know what it is. It is still quite tight and stretching did little to help. Any suggestions?

Anyway, I did three miles in about 28:45 despite the pain. Today on the iPod, disc 2 of Bruce Springsteen’s The River, sometimes called sides three and four.

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Hank Kalet is a poet and freelance journalist. He is the economic needs reporter for NJ Spotlight, teaches journalism at Rutgers University and writing at Middlesex County College and Brookdale Community College. He writes a semi-monthly column for the Progressive Populist. He is a lifelong fan of the New York Mets and New York Knicks, drinks too much coffee and attends as many Bruce Springsteen concerts as his meager finances will allow. He lives in South Brunswick with his wife Annie. View all posts by hankkalet