I have had some ongoing minor tightness in my left hamstring for months. No big deal. It kind of came and went. I felt a little tighter than usual after Wednesday nights fast 5k tempo run. Yesterday it felt more sore than tight. I was planning on spinning last night, but I put it off to give it time to rest. It is still a little sore today, but not as much. I am scheduled to run 10 miles tomorrow as my last long run before my marathon next weekend. I am thinking of foregoing the long run, and replacing it with a long easy spinning session. Spinning uses more quads than hamstrings. But I can still get a good aerobic workout. My running would have taken about 75-80 minutes, so I am thinking of spinning for that length of time, staying at around 140-150 BPM (~71-7% of max HR)
I know how that feels. Its happened to me a few times. It will get better in time though
Comment by Kristina — March 18, 2008 @ 7:47 am