My legs were tired all day and the bottom part of my calves were tight. I am glad I did not do a morning run today.
Went out for a run after work. My calves were still tight and I felt it limited my stride. This went on for at least 2 miles or so. After 3 miles I looked up the road ahead of me and saw the 8:00 guy. He was only 16 seconds in front of me. I decided to try and catch him before the end of my run at the 6 mile mark. On the 4th mile I made up 11 seconds and was not feeling to bad. On mile 5 though I was getting tired. I wondered if I could keep up the pace. But when I looked at my split I saw I had passed him and now had a 6 second lead. On mile 6 I began to struggle and could feel him breathing down my neck. I had to stop for a second or 2 at an intersection for a couple of cars. Then he made his daring move. Since he is a bit more transparent than me, he had the nerve to pass right through those cars and go past me. Now I was mad and pushed on. I was able to pass him again and finally finished. I beat him by 29 seconds.
I did not feel good during this run. My legs were tired and I had low energy. I am not sure if it was the heat (86ºf), the extra miles this week, or a combo of both. Most likely the mileage will be lower next week with Midnight Shift coming. It might help my legs out.
Run - 6.09 miles - 8:08, 7:59, 8:09, 7:49, 7:45, 7:41, :46 - 48:19 (7:56 avg.) | 