Got home from work and knew I had to hurry and get out the door. We were taking the kids to a Halloween Carnival this evening and were going to eat dinner a little earlier. I wanted to get in 8, and get it done kind of quick...but not too quick. So my splits were a little faster than I had been running. Cardio wise this pace felt great. Never any difficulty. But after 5.5 miles my legs were getting sore. Right calf, left quad, and bottoms of both feet were hurting. Found on downward grades I was putting on the "brakes" and that made it hurt a little more. I wish my legs would catch up with the rest of me. Also I have been bad about tracking my miles on my shoes. That may be the problem. But I did just get some new ones so we shall see. Wish I could afford to get two or three pair at a time to rotate them properly.
I realized I needed about 9.5 miles to get 50 for the week. It would have happened but my work schedule and the weather cut out a couple of my 2 a days. Still if I had more time today I would have done a relaxed 10. But 50 is only a number and I was still pretty close. This week's mileage should be good though. Working dayshift and no heavy rains in the forecast this week.
8.03 - 7:59, 7:51, 7:43, 7:42, 7:36, 7:37, 7:31, 7:26, :15 - 1:01:44 - 7:41 avg. |