Who rotated my tires?

I ran 11 miles today outside of Sacramento on the American River Parkway. Going out was easy but coming back was tough. The start of the trail had an elevation of 475 feet (according to my Forerunner) at the top of Folsom Dam and the lowest point was 79 feet. Lots of hill to climb! I should've known the topology would be like this as this part of the trail parallels the California International Marathon, known for its friendly downhill grade.

My IT band finished all 11 miles loose and pain-free – my left one, that is. Unfortunately, my right IT band seized up over the last mile and a half. What the heck?! It felt better when I took off my patella strap, so I'm wondering if that had anything to do with it.

Here we go again. I'm icing the side of the knee just as I did before on the left. I'll be skipping my Monday run to rest. I have Mike and Gina scheduled for Tuesday, and Kaiser PT for Wednesday. It's yet another setback on the road to 26.2, but given the positive results I've had on my left side, I'm still optimistic that I'll be able to run the Rock 'N' Roll half on October 8th.