Run Bike & Forging Fitness

It's been a busy week and I haven't felt like I've done that much but I tried dips again today and I managed to do 3 good ones in a row and did 5 sets of 3, so I'm progressing!  I also did my bent over rows and wrist curls with 20 lb dumbbells.  And I finally tried to run again. Just one mile on the treadmill, it was hard, I had to walk for a minute in the middle but there was no sensation in my back!  It felt like a normal run and that means I'm ready to start running regularly.
Unfortunately, we have a race tomorrow- the Bushwhack Duo and the Bushwhack 6 hr Sprint Adventure Race, both at Harris Lake State Park.  I don't know why I signed up for both, but at the time, I was feeling ambitious.  The duo race is a run/bike event, run 4.5 miles of trail, bike 6 miles of singletrack.  The Adventure race is a mix of paddling, trekking and mountain biking while collecting checkpoints. I have never done this before so it should be interesting.