Hope To Run Again Before End Of The Year

Got up early and was going to get in a run before going to work.   Grabbed the Garmin from the charger and went outside.  I pushed the power button, and nothing happened.  I pushed it again, still nothing.  This time I pushed it real hard and stared at it angrily.  Still nothing. So went inside and got my "traditional watch."  I kept the pace very easy.  At first mile mark I forgot to get the split.  Just not used to doing things own my since having the Garmin I guess.  Got the next 3 splits though.   Right calf still hurt from yesterday, and never felt better during the run.  The left quad area still hurt as well.

The right calf hurt all day while at work.  Still hurt on my afternoon run as well.  This is very frustrating.  The quad pain has been here so long I forgot what it was like to not have it.  Now the calf.  For every step in a positive direction in my running, a negative keeps popping up.  Lately the cardio has felt so good, and the legs, I feel, are holding me back.  So no morning runs the next couple of days.  In the afternoons I will use the elliptical. 

Did some checking at garmin.com and found out the watch needed to be reset.  Thankfully it is now working like it should.

am - 4.06 - 17:42, 8:40, 8:21 - 8:44 avg.

pm - 6.05 - 7:54, 7:50, 7:37, 7:34, 7:29, 7:31, :22 - 46:20 - 7:39 avg.

Great weather for running today.  To bad my legs are hurting and I had to go to the gym to workout.  Was planning on 8 on the eliptical.  But from the ball of my right foot to the tip of my toes hurt like crazy.  I stopped at 4 miles.  Pedaled another 6 miles on the AirDyne.  Might try the roads again tomorrow.

4 miles - elliptical - 33:20

6 miles - AirDyne - 19:58

am - Two days of no running on the roads and my legs felt pretty good.  I woke up early and went for a 4 mile run before work.  I can already tell the new shoes are making a difference.  The bottoms of my feet were hurting the last couple of weeks.  But so far not in these shoes.  I lost track of the mileage in the others but it should have been between 300 and 400.  I ran slow and easy.  But the calf twinged a little near the end.  But the best thing about this morning's run was the way the wind was blowing.  It allowed the wonderful smell of freshly baked doughnuts to permeate the air from the local bakery.  * feel free to leave your favorite police officer / doughnut joke in the comments section.

pm - After work went out for another 6.  Again, I kept it easy....or at least I tried to.  I was running by feel but when I checked some of the splits I realized I was running a little faster than I should be right now.  The best thing for me right now is just to keep running easy miles until my legs are ready to do more.

4.07 - 8:40, 8:19, 8:15, 8:14, :33 - 34:04 - 8:22 avg.

6.35 - 8:01, 7:52, 7:46, 7:57, 7:46, 7:59, 2:49 - 50:13 - 7:54 avg.

Well I certainly cannot do this everyday.  Whew! But hopefully one day I can look back and say I just went out for an easy 10 mile run.

Tried a different route today.  More hills than usual.  Winds are forecasted from 10 -20 today, and it felt like it.  Mostly in my face the 1st half and on my back the 2nd.  I ran on the the shoulder of the road for the most part in the dirt, grass, and rocks.  I think this may have helped cushion my legs a little more compared to the asphalt.  Legs are tired now.  Probably an easier and shorter run tomorrow.  And if the legs are hurting too much I will take a rest day.  Just do not want to do anything to injure them again.

1	8:22	6	8:14
2	8:11	7	8:13
3	8:09	8	8:07
4	8:09	9	8:06
5	8:07	10	8:02
		.11	:51

10.11 - 1:22:35 - 8:10 avg.

I really planned on running 8:30 miles.  I need to discipline myself to take it easier for awhile.

Nothing special about this morning's run.  Legs were tired and so was I.  So it was easy to keep it easy today.

6.35 - 8:49, 8:43, 8:32, 8:22, 8:13, 7:56, 2:42 - 53:20 - 8:24 avg.