I have a rather sore lower back at the moment - and a history of bad backs. I've prolapsed a disc in the past (8 years ago) and suffered a lot of discomfort when I was pregnant with ds's aged 7 and 4 (don't we all!?). I have pain quite a lot/ often, but I had been keeping it under control (pretty much) with pilates and a bit of running.
The thing is, I've been training for a half marathon which is on may 15th, and 2 weeks ago I managed to hurt myself doing a rather silly pilates move without doing it properly. I was in quite a lot of discomfort (voltarol is a splendid thing), and now it is a constant ache.
I really need to train. I'm supposed to be doing 8 miles tonight, but I don't know whether I should. Part of me hopes it'll help to loosen my muscles up, another part of me wonders if it'll do more harm than good.
What should I do??
Sorry for any typos - I'm on my iTouch which has a habit of correcting itself badly!!