Thought I would start at the same trailhead as Monday, only go the opposite direction. I wanted try to follow the same route as when I ran L2L (leg 5). Unfortunately, I am incredibly directionally challenged. I felt like I was in the right place after a few miles but then realized that the road seemed to be going in a circle. Sure enough, I passed a street that I had noticed earlier. Since I had no idea where I was I decided to run the loop again (which was the loop that goes around the Bloomington Country Club) and head back to where I started. I couldn't figure out which road to take to get out of the loop. Saw a road that seemed to head out so I followed it but it didn't seem right. Saw what appeared to be a map at the Bloomington baseball fields. Luckily it was a map and I was able to figure out where I was and where I needed to go. Passed the park where leg 5 hands off to leg 6 and started to feel more comfortable since everything looked familiar again. Physically felt good for the first 8-10 miles but then the achilles started to get sore. It is not bad but makes me feel weak which is mentally difficult to overcome. If I put it out of my mind I can push a little harder. The downhills definitely aggravate it and I ran more hills this week than I have in quite awhile.
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