"40 degrees" outside - dressed for 40 degrees, but I didn't notice the "feels like" temp was 33 with the 10mph wind. So, after the 3mi I was FREEZING! I kept thinking...this is NOT 40 degrees!
Ran an easy 3 miles - 1.5mi out and back. Surprisingly fatigued during the first mile, but then started to loosen up some and the run felt very good and very easy. I tried to run at about a 10:00-10:30 pace, but even trying to hold back as much as possible due to my somewhat still sore achilles, the first mile was about a 9:15. The second mile was about a .5mi downhill and back up. This one was slower. The third was about the same as the first, I think, but I'm not 100% sure since I stopped my watch and didn't start it again. But, it was very easy and I felt very fluid. Still feeling some tenderness with the achilles, but yesterday's RICE helped quite a bit. Although I could have taken the day off and rested it some more, I decided some slow jogging would be OK for it and maybe even good? I stretched it as best as I could after the run, took a hot bath since I was freezing, and then iced the achilles. Gotta enjoy and relish the easy runs. :-)
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