pulled hammy... not hamming it up.

so, for the past few days i have been experiencing the joys of a pulled hamstring. this is something that, prior to sunday, i had not experienced before... this is one of those experience that i can say i would have been better off not having had a face-to-face [or leg to face or leg to whatever the hell else you want] encounter with.

so, yocum, ed and i were doing 300's at the ol' weems' baskin track at usc... the setting.
we adequately warmed up and ran the first one... 36 seconds [pretty darn good for me]... the set-up
feeling spunkily excited and exhilirated that i had run sub 37 for the first time since i was on the track team... i was hoping for a repeat on the second attempt. i was on pace through 200ish for this to occur when it felt like there was a bulldog riding on back of a lightning bolt that came up and bit me in the freakin' arse. and by arse i mean left hamstring. and by left hamstring i mean testicles and by testicles i mean left hamstring. you see, when this bull-bolt bit me it took away my balls and hamstring with one flailed [yes, flailed] swoop. i say this because it took me to the ground after a couple of 'fairy hops'. lucky i had some help and was treated with ice bags and rest upon the greenery that is the infield.

ah, since it has been a nightmare trying to walk anywhere... just putting any kind of stretch on the ol' hamster as it just sits there has caused that freakin' bull-bolt to come back on sporadic occasions... sucky. alas, it does feel slightly better on a daily basis, but i smarts that i cannot be physically running around... training for those ever-so-important weems' baskin sprint relays! hopefully i will be better in time, but i doubt it... only time will tell! thus, my new goal: lift my upper body a freakin' ton. i figure that this would be good for the hamstring if i put on some upper body muscle, this would then act like added weight resistance for the hammy to rehab against. yep... totally selfless.. do it for the hammy.

so, in conclusion, weight room... here i come!

love,
g

p.s. oh yeah... tomorrow is match day and i just might be slightly nervous, but i will post it up where i am going and what i am doing... so stay tuned --> MORE TO COME!

p.s.s. tonight was the a.o.a. banquet, btw, of which i will write about on the morrow or within a fortnight thereafter.