Monday: 0
Planned day off.
Tuesday: 7
New London, CT. Dropped car off at Audi dealer in New London, as was having a duplicate key programmed. Was told it would take about 1/2 hour, so went off for a run. Started with my fear of running sidewalks and sucking down exhaust fumes, but actually only for a very short distance as I quickly got onto back roads and after two miles, actually ran trails, real dirt single-track trails! Ran 2+ miles of single-track, and then grass fields at Conn College, before returning to the dealer.
Odd thing happened at the end of the run. After traffic passed, I crossed a main artery and stepped up onto a sidewalk. Must have stepped in an odd direction or height, as all of a sudden my left calf was in sharp pain. Half-walked, half-hobbled into the dealership, and was kind of glad my car wasn't quite ready as it felt good to sit down at their customer waiting area, have a water, and just relax for a moment.
Wednesday: 3
Westerly Fun Runs #2. My left calf was rock hard by now and uncomfortable but not exactly painful. Ran 6:30 pace with Muddy.
Thursday: 0
Giving it a break. The calf is really uncomfortable.
Friday: 0
One more day off.
Saturday: 3
Calf is still rock hard, but less discomfort today, so made another go of it. Easy run on the flat trails at Ninigret with Jana.
Sunday: 5
Greensboro, NC. Heat and oppressive humidity galore. Ran 5 miles from hotel on local roads. Kept it "easy", although picked it up on the three segments I ran and managed to take all three!
Weekly mileage: 19
Weekly synopsis: Obviously very disappointing volume, but it was the right thing to do to back off on running, with a calf injury that I had never had before.
Weekly highlight: Oddly enough, the run in New London, mostly due to unexpected terrain of single-track and grass fields.
Weekly lowlight: Clearly the calf injury. Disappointing.
Planned day off.
Tuesday: 7
New London, CT. Dropped car off at Audi dealer in New London, as was having a duplicate key programmed. Was told it would take about 1/2 hour, so went off for a run. Started with my fear of running sidewalks and sucking down exhaust fumes, but actually only for a very short distance as I quickly got onto back roads and after two miles, actually ran trails, real dirt single-track trails! Ran 2+ miles of single-track, and then grass fields at Conn College, before returning to the dealer.
 |
| Single-track! |
 |
| Fun running at Conn College |
 |
| Lots of fields to run on. |
Odd thing happened at the end of the run. After traffic passed, I crossed a main artery and stepped up onto a sidewalk. Must have stepped in an odd direction or height, as all of a sudden my left calf was in sharp pain. Half-walked, half-hobbled into the dealership, and was kind of glad my car wasn't quite ready as it felt good to sit down at their customer waiting area, have a water, and just relax for a moment.
Wednesday: 3
Westerly Fun Runs #2. My left calf was rock hard by now and uncomfortable but not exactly painful. Ran 6:30 pace with Muddy.
Thursday: 0
Giving it a break. The calf is really uncomfortable.
Friday: 0
One more day off.
Saturday: 3
Calf is still rock hard, but less discomfort today, so made another go of it. Easy run on the flat trails at Ninigret with Jana.
Sunday: 5
Greensboro, NC. Heat and oppressive humidity galore. Ran 5 miles from hotel on local roads. Kept it "easy", although picked it up on the three segments I ran and managed to take all three!
 |
| Surprised to be able to get this set of wheels as a rental car. First time ever driving a Mustang. |
Weekly mileage: 19
Weekly synopsis: Obviously very disappointing volume, but it was the right thing to do to back off on running, with a calf injury that I had never had before.
Weekly highlight: Oddly enough, the run in New London, mostly due to unexpected terrain of single-track and grass fields.
Weekly lowlight: Clearly the calf injury. Disappointing.
No comments:
Post a Comment