I am so glad that this is the one and only mid week 14 mile run of this training program. Waking up an hour earlier than usual is a lot more painful than it sounds. The first words out of my mouth this morning as I stumbled out of bed were "this is crazy." I have been having a little tightness in my calf the last few days as well as the usual back pain and I wasn't feeling really great yesterday so getting up this morning I didn't know what to expect from my body or what it could handle. The first few miles felt much easier than expected and as those long runs progress and you get into a good rhythm the aches and pains tend to numb away into nothing. Well I wouldn't say they numbed away into nothing but they were bearable and I was able to handle the run without too much trouble. The weather was really good this morning with no wind and the temp at 55 degrees. The rest of the week is pretty light which will be good for preparing for the Spectrum 10K this weekend. Hopefully give my body a chance to mend itself a bit before the race.
Time: 8:17/mile | 