Saturday my back was hurting more than normal all day at work; no huge thing, it happens. When I got home and did my openers session I felt really good, so I wasn't too worried.
Sunday when I got up I felt better than Saturday, so I was feeling ready to go. But when I started stretching (which I do every morning) my lower back was giving me sharp shooting pains. It hurt to stand up and it hurt to sit down. I wasn't sure I wanted to drive to a race, pay to race and have my back limit me and possibly make me quit. I decided to not go race. I hate doing that. I hate not racing when I plan to.
But I wanted to ride. I didn't want to waste the entire day. My general theory on back pain is (I'm) better off doing something to keep moving than lying around all day getting stiff. I have no science to back this up, but it makes sense to me.
I had n option to go mountain biking, which seems like a bad idea w/ a messed up back, but the plan was to ride easy, so I figured 'what the hay,' and went for it. I felt fine riding, but I can't really say it made me feel any better. But I really needed to get my MTB out. It needed to be shaken down. The bike worked well. I need t make a few tweeks and I broke a spoke, but otherwise I'm happy w/ it.
So that was my weekend. W/ my computer being infected, my personal info being stolen, all the crap I am having to do w/ the bank to get that squared away and my back getting screwed up, I think I had a pretty terrible week last week. My life is basically sailing and generally great, so I guess a reality check every now and again is probably good. Let's just hope that it's lesson learned for a while. As of now (Monday am) my back is better, but not as better as I'd hoped it would be (like 100% better). I'll be fine soon enough...
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