Sorry, no commentary to go with this entry, but I wanted to get the miles logged.
The plan was to run this morning, but other activities got in the way, so it turned into a late night run. I wanted to get MILES in, so I drove down to the end of the river trail and started out about 10pm. Right off, I could feel soreness on the sides of my lower legs...not shin splits, futher to the outside. I remembered this happening back when I first started running a couple of years ago. After a mile or so, I stopped and stretched them and they didn't bother me the rest of the run. I must have forgotten to stretch them after the run yesterday.
I kept it easy, not really focusing on pace as much as HR and it stayed in the mid 150s - 160. The fastest sections were definitely when I ran past the casino - it's all glass on that side and so I had to look good for the drinking crowd that were partying! :-)
I thought of doing 8mi but then decided I'd go 3.5mi, walk a little and turn around to the 3.5mi mark and run back. But after .18mi walking, I decided to just start running from there. I was tired when I got done, but happy with my run. Only walked for 15 sec or so two other times, so things are coming together again. |