6 mile run at approx. 8:45 pace. I learned several things from this run: 1) my body has not yet totally recovered from the illness, as my HR was still quite high 30-40 minutes after my run - this is not normal. 2) I don't want to run outside in the evening any more - it is just too hot. 3) my legs - specifically my calves - are still very tight from the provo river 10 miler - not sure how long it is going to take for them to recover. With all that in mind, I am going to plan on taking another rest day today to allow all my systems to recover. I may jump on the treadmill for a couple miles, but I really need to let everything get back up to speed to avoid injury. This is probably the longest stretch of not getting injured in a couple years. Starting tomorrow, I am going to ensure that I can run in the morning. If I am unable to run in the morning, I will have to do my running on the treadmill. |