Monday morning came all too soon and it was soon time to be back at it. I got up and decided to give it a go.
I headed out for a scheduled 45 minute run for the LA Roadrunners mid-week training. I now have kind of routes depending on time due.
At the start my knee did feel sluggish; but, the legs felt better than normal. I started taking Clif Shot ROKS right after the long runs and they definitely seem to help in recovery. My calves were a little sore; but, there was nothing really hard to overcome due to Saturday.
I was doing alright, not great; but, the soreness in my knee was not threatening.
I continued along and while off the LT pace target, I was relatively comfortable, especially compared to Saturday.
I also have begun a bit of mental adjustment. I was not frantically sprinting to try to get to the magic number. The reality is I have a concern about an injury and sprinting on uneven sidewalks in the dark is a good way to add more problems. While not a great run, I was still going and trying.
I made it home and looked ...
45:56, 4.14 miles, and 11:22 pace.
Great? No.
Good? Not really.
Satisfying? In a way, yes as I was able to run at least and reality is compared to April level, those are good numbers.
Adelante!
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I'm glad your legs are doing better! How about the knee?
ReplyDeleteCareful when running when it's dark. I did that today and I almost fell down twice.
Those numbers look really good to me. Definitely better than mine.
Hope things are better for you too with the specialist and injury. Ues, darkness amkes things a bit more creative.
ReplyDeleteI guess in my mind I still have sprinter-syndrome where times are EVERYTHING and finishing is assumed; this is obviously a bt different!