Girls Gone Wildwood

You can always tell it is Springtime in Forest Park because the Trilliums start blooming. And this weekend on my solo run I spotted quite a few fully bloomed Trilliums. I am so ready for Spring, I normally spend my winters snowboarding (and running), but with my wrist injury I have been very limited on my activities. Just as my wrist started to get better and I am almost graduated from physical therapy, my back starts having issues. I am not quite sure what caused it, but I kept running and not listening to my body, which made it worse. I woke up one morning barely able to stand straight and having major back spasms. 6 days, no running, 3 massage and 2 chiropractic appointments later , my back started to straighten out enough where I thought I was ready for a run. Somehow I was able to hobble through 12 very slow and grueling miles .  Not the smartest idea. To help make this an injury free Spring: I am going to start going back to yoga, buy new running s...