I bought some KT tape last night and taped my left achilles. After putting the tape on, there was no pain at all. I was very hopeful that this would fix the problem. Once I put my shoes on this morning I could feel a little discomfort. Drove to the KPT to get in 11 miles before the club run. Started out at a comfortable pace (around 8:00/mile) and my achilles was killing me. After 5 miles at this pace I sped up to 7:30/mile and it felt a lot better. This seemed to be the sweet spot where the pain was the most tolerable. Met the club (big crowd today) and ran 9 more miles alone. Some guy caught up to and passed me so I decided to use him as a target and keep up with him. He was going just under 7:00/mile and I could tell he was really laboring. After 1 mile he stopped and I passed him while he was bent over holding his kness and gasping for air. He must have been doing a tempo run. Other than the achilles pain, I could not believe how great I felt during the run. It really felt effortless until the last 2 miles which took more concentration. Maybe focusing on the pain in one spot made me forget about anything else that may have been hurting. After the run, I took my shoes off and there is very little pain. There is a noticeable bump on the achilles which I am going to try to roll out with the stick. Total Time: 2:31:43 (7:36/mile)
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