AM - ran 5 easy miles. Legs were not sore at all (my wife massaged my legs on Saturday, which surely helped), but oddly enough, my lungs were working harder than normal today. We'll see how I feel this evening or tomorrow morning - it may be from the long run on Saturday. Total time for the run this mornng was 41:25, average pace of 8:17/mile. I caught myself speeding up a couple of times and slowed down - I still want to take it easy on my calves for the next week or so. I will try to take it out a bit easier this evening - either 2 or 3 miles.
PM - ran 3 miles. It was hot - over 100 degrees again. Ran with my new mp3 player (ipod shuffle look-alike, but much cheaper), pace was a bit faster than I planned, but still felt good. Legs felt good too. Total time was 23:22, average pace 7:47/mile. Second mile was MP, 7:30. Not sure how hard I am going to do my tempo during my long run on Saturday - I still don't want to run too hard and injure my calf. I will see how my body feels and take it from there. Current plan is something around 7:30, which would translate probably to somewhere around 7:20/mile (probably faster) at SGM, given the lower temperatures and downhill course. It is going to be hot here through September, so I don't want to overdo it - I am already fairly sensitive to heat. | 