Tidbits

We got about a foot of snow over the last 24 hours, so I took a break from tiling and made this (FYI, all the snow in these pictures is from this latest storm. We had 2 solid days of rain prior, and all the snow had washed away):

Snow Man

Or is it Snow Person?

Speaking of tiling, I've less than one wall to go:

This is the shower wall, and pretty much all I have left to do.

I found another ITBS tidbit today while reading April's Runner's World. It seems core muscles and hip flexors do most the work when going downhills. Guess who has a weak core, tight hip flexors, and tends to train on a really big hill? Huh. Apparently, when these muscles are weak, "smaller muscles such as the piriformis and tensor fasciae latae" try to pick up the load. They become tight and pull on the IT band and Achilles tendon (I've had issues with THAT in the past too!).

Piriformis

Tensor Fasciae Latae

These are both regions I've had trouble. Huh again. Guess who's going to have to take Wednesday core work a little more seriously from now on? Not because it's good for me, but because I'll hurt if I don't...