Monday night, I ran one painful mile. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, I did nothing but rest, ice, take Aleve and sulk (last action not recommended). This morning, I ran 3 easy miles with very minor pain in the beginning and none by the end! YAYYYY!
Aaron and I met up with the DetermiNation crew at the Washington Park Arboretum at 8 a.m. for the Saturday group run. I brought Aaron for moral support and had my bike/helmet in the car in case running didn’t work out. Everyone else was running 8 or more miles for half/full marathon training, but I only set out to do 3 based on the coach’s advice.
The trail through the arboretum was beautiful and easy on my legs. It was a nice morning and I had my best friend by my side. My legs felt good, and I felt like I could have gone farther, but I didn’t want to push my luck.
I can’t tell you how good it feels to run again. Watch out, 10K. I’m comin’ for ya.
(The Nike+ read an even 3 miles, but the Web site only gave me 2.99… the third mile was 10:15, though.)
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