Running

In 2007 I was pleased to run over 930 miles, after my late start (April 28) due to injury. On Dec. 15 I did my longest post-accident run (8 miles), and felt good. But I never stretched in conjunction with running, and this was evidently a HUGE mistake. The next afternoon, midway through the second mile of my run, my left thigh began to tighten up quite severely. I have since learned that this was a strained hamstring muscle. I quit running immediately, and gave it a couple of weeks off, before trying again on New Year's morning. But when the tightness returned, I decided to wait longer. Then on Jan. 15 I went for a very easy run and did OK, so I attempted again the next day. But during this run, on Jan. 16, I felt the muscle snap, and consultation with a doctor since then has revealed that I tore the hamstring muscle, and should now plan for a wait of about 2 months, during which I am doing rehabilitation exercises to strengthen it.