Monday, 13 June 2011

Week 3 Day 2

I somehow managed to avoid being rained on this morning (as Edinburgh's 2 days of summer seem to be over again for this year). Calves really feeling achey today (particularly my left one) but then I guess I have forced my poor tendons into flat shoes more in the last few weeks than I have in YEARS.

I did have to pause half way round my run today to stretch them out a bit, and it was a bit of a painful limp home which affected my walk pace quite a bit (although randomly was a lot better when actually running).  I'm stretching them a lot, even on rest days, so I wonder if I should be resting them more to let them recover. 

Oddly my last 3 minute run was probably the fastest paced, and most comfortable I did. Possibly because I spotted someone ahead of me, and not that I was trying to match her pace (as she was obviously a better/faster/more experienced runner than I), but having someone to watch helped me get more into my stride - whereas before I'd been feeling a bit lumpy and heavy of leg.

STATS
Distance:                 1.9 miles [3 km]
Walk pace:              19:32 /mi [3 mph]
Run pace:                10:17 /mi [5.8 mph]
Calories burned:      212

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