AM - ran with music this morning, and I think it affected my pace. I was planning on doing a nice easy run this morning, same pace as yesterday, but it didn't work out that way. Several songs in a row that were very motivating - the theme from Gladiator, then Apollo 13, and Crimson Tide. Those songs really got me going, and as a result, my run was quite a bit faster than I had planned on. Total time for the run was 40:19, average pace of 8:04/mile. The good news is that my calf feels almost completely back to normal again. I would still like to get in a couple more easy miles this evening. After talking with Lybi last night, I think I have decided I would like to help pace her in her next 5k - there is one on August 18 that should be good. Her fitness is good for the amount of mileage she is running, but she needs a little help maintaining a consistent pace, which is where I come in. I am actually pretty excited about doing this, and hope it works out well.
PM - ran 2 miles, again with music. This may have been a mistake. I ended up turning my easy 2 mile run into a 2 mile MP run, and couldn't seem to find the willpower to slow down :( Towards the end of the run, my left calf started to cramp up, so that gave me motivation to slow down (I was probably running around 6:45 pace at the time - oops!). I don't think it is anything to worry about right now, but I really need to slow down and take it easy to avoid injury. You would think that my repeating this enough would drill it into my head, but NO! Maybe I need to give myself some incentive to not run fast . . . I'm sure Lybi and I can think up something to help me. Okay, tomorrow, I WILL run slow and easy to make sure I don't overdo it and get myself injured before St. George again. | 