Fairly uneventful half. Decided to do 3 miles at a sub 8:00 pace to test out my speed late in a run and also to see if the knee is going to hold up for next weeks race. Good news is that both went well. Felt like I could have gone faster and the knee seems to be holding up okay. As I am sitting here typing this I have taken two doses of ibuprofen and iced, compressed and elevated today. It still feels tight but doesn't seem too bad when I am running. I will most likely take it very easy this next week and hope to alleviate some of the stiffness and soreness. I think Pfizingers 18/55 marathon plan starts out the first week around 32-33 miles so that will be a nice cut back for me. Let the training for Ogden begin.
Time: 8:23/mile |