Since my last post a week ago today....things got worse and then things got better........no days off yet.........I think the breakdown for the last week was this:

Sat-10.0
Sun-11.0
Mon-2.0.......yep......I was this close to taking the day off........the paces had slipped too over 9 minutes a mile the previous two days and it was a struggle......
Tue-4.0
Wed-5.0
Thu-8.0
Today-8.0

I went to a combo Chiro/ART Doc on Monday and Wednesday.....there is no doubt I need it.......inflamation and a strain in the left hammy had gotten severe....not to mention after 28 years and 70,000 miles.....this non-stretcher has become ridgid as a board......as I near 48......time to modify and incorperate some regular stretches....I have ignored the piriformis issues for way to long....my gut feeling is that I will actaully come out with some of my best trunning in years once I get this thing under control.........the last tow 8 milers have been at 8:30 and 8:31 pace......not checking that pace until the end of the run so I will take it as easy as my body says to......feel much better the last 3 days but that pain in my butt on the left side is far from being gone..........my plan is to run a 10.0 mile average year this year when all is said and done....bringing things back to the 2006 level....my 4,184.2 mile year last year will likely be the last 4,000 mile year I do..........but you never know......I did not plan on doing any in the first place..............

Oh.....one other thing........my streak is at 2,183 consecutive days for a 9.81 a day average over the life of the streak as of today.......I also just figured out that my daily average is 10.49 a day since January 1st, 2004 and 10.10 since January 1st, 2003.