Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Back Woes

My back is officially killing me.  I haven't been able to do much of anything the last couple days, and it's all because my lower back is trying to tell me something - and not too subtly either.  On Sunday morning, I rented a chainsaw because we had some old lumber in our back yard.  This was left over from when we had some trees taken down about a year ago, and we were keeping it for firewood.  It had really just become a eyesore of a pile of pine since it was too big for us to burn in our firepit.  I spent a couple hours out there cutting each of the pieces into smaller portions that would allow us to burn them, but the constant lifting and bending really took a toll on my lower back. 

I'm starting to feel as if I'm making excuses for not working out (international travel, back problems, etc), so I have to really fight through the next few weeks and make a concerted effort to get back into the swing of things.  If it were just me being lazy, then I would be disappointed in myself, but I have had legitimate reasons for not working out.  That doesn't let me off the hook, though.  I need to buckle down and get at it again. 

Now, having said all this, I will be buying my 2013 Tough Mudder Annual Pass this coming week, which means that I'll have to run in at least 4 Mudders to make it cost effective.  That should definitely put a fire under me.

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