I hope I am not taking this tapering thing to the extreme. Went for a run on the trail this morning with Yobondie. She did 13 and I joined her for the last 5 and then we walked a mile. My knee/leg issue started up shortly into the run. I didn't stretch before the run, but stretched good after. It feels pretty good right now. A friend was explaining the whole IT band issues and explained it like a criss cross muscle going over the top of your knee to hold everything in place. My big issue is that I can feel the pull in my knee but also in the muscle going up and down my leg. I really know very little about anatomy and muscles, but I think it is time to research this a bit more.....after the HIM. Mentally I just can't handle bad news and it was TOTALLY fine for last weeks 10 mile run and fine for the oly I did. Maybe the key is warming up on the bike before I run. HMMMMM, something to think about.

On another note, saw my 76 year old dad on the trail running and he must have gone at least 15 based on where I saw him on the trail and when I passed him going the other direction. I wonder what he is training for. He keeps all of his info "top secret" as I think he feels like if he tells someone he is going to do a certain race or a certain distance, they will tell him that he needs to take it easy.