A clydesdale no more!

I had a real hard time convincing my legs to move at the beginning of the run.  My lower legs were pretty tight for the first mile.  Started to loosen up and was able to run a little quicker.  Felt better each mile and was able to finish strong.  My left heel feels quite a bit better.  It is still sore but I can tell that it is healing.

Avg HR: 162
Total Time: 53:16 (7:18/mile)

What an awful run.  Never could get in a groove.  Form felt sloppy and forced.  Both calves and achilles tendons were tight and sore.  Tried to run faster but just couldn't do it.  Have no idea what  the problem was. 

Avg HR: 154
Total Time: 1:36:00 (8:00/mile)

My left heel seems to be getting better but now both of my calves are killing me.  I think that this is due to favoring my heel (both while running and walking during the day) for the past week.  I got a new pair of shoes (New Balance 767) hoping that it helps with some of the foot pain.  I had no foot pain during the run but I'm not sure that I like the shoes.  They didn't feel very smooth.

Avg HR: 149
Total Time: 49:42 (8:17/mile)

My left calf hurts too bad to run.  This is incredibly frustrating.  It seems that whenever I run a few 60 mile weeks I end up getting injured.  I've been trying to find my running niche the last couple of months and now believe that it is in shorter races.  I am going to run Boston this year then probably not run another marathon for the rest of the year.  This may change, but since I can not put in the mileage required to perform at the level that I want I would rather enjoy running and avoid these injuries.

Had to get out to test the left calf and heel.  Heel feels pretty good but calf is still sore.  I had a real hard time maintaining a decent pace.  My pace was slow but my HR was high (recovery pace and anaerobic HR).  I haven't really increased my training that much so I can't imagine that I am over trained but recent events indicate that may be the case.  I'm going to just keep plugging along and hopefully snap out of this.  I found a pair of Asics 2110 at Salt Lake Running Co for 40% off so I bought them in an attempt to find the perfect shoe.  They were very comfortable and I think that these may be the right shoe.

Avg HR: 161
Total Time: 57:10 (7:56/mile)

Great morning for a run.  It was 40 degrees and was the first time this year that I could run in shorts and a long sleeve shirt.  Started out with 3 easy miles then bumped the pace up to marathon pace (7:15/mile).  Considering how I've been feeling lately, I wasn't sure how long I could hold this pace.  I had a hard time dialing in the pace.  First mile was right on, second mile was too slow and miles 3 and 4 were too fast.  Finally settled in at marathon pace and felt good for the next few miles.  My form was starting to break down after 7 miles and mile 8 came in a little slow.  My calf and foot started to yell at me so I decided to back off the pace and not force things.  After running a slow mile, I thought I would test marathon pace again.  Actually felt really good and was able to run the last 3 miles at MP without too much effort.

Foot is 95% healed and calf is getting there.  It still hurts quite a bit but I can tell that it is getting better.

Avg HR: 162 (166 during MP)
Total Time: 1:52:49 (7:31/mile)
MP Miles: 1:19:45 (7:15/mile)