AM - did not want to get out of bed, but pulled myself out anyways. I did not want to get in a 7 mile run this evening when I have a long run to do in the morning. Ran 5 miles. I could not find a comfortable stride the entire run. Total time was 41:48, average pace of 8:22/mile. Calf did not hurt, but my legs still felt kind of beat up. I will probably do a couple short miles this evening to shake things out, and then prepare for my long run tomorrow. Planning on 16-17 miles.
PM - nice easy 2.3 mile run. Legs (specifically my quads) felt kind of stiff when I started out, but felt better after the run. That was the point of this run - take it easy, loosen up the muscles for tomorrow. Total time was 19:48, average pace was 8:37/mile. This is probably around the pace I want to do my long run tomorrow - nice and easy. I am going to go take a nice warm bath and then go to bed. |