Miles: 2.89 Time: 38:46 Pace: 13:25 HR Avg: 153, Shoes: Brooks Addiction(141.74).
With the watch I am going to be recording less data on the blog as that was for a record for myself which is now stored elsewhere.
This run was kind of a mixed bag. I ran .8 miles before walking. Last run was .5 miles before walking. This run started off slower, but I was trying to conserve for the longer run. Still, I think that was a solid improvement. I ran the same run a week ago in 39:47, so this represented over a minute improvement with worse tactics.
At about the 1.5 mile mark my right shin got really tight. I even stopped once to try and shake it out. Even while walking I was limping badly. I pushed through and the tightness stayed in my shin, but expanded to my ham and calf. By the end of the run, the tightness had worked itself out and I was running pretty good with no limp. I also had swollen hands and my right toes went numb. I have bought into Sasha's argument about running more often under the rational that the more often you run the quicker you will improve and the lower mileage per day will reduce the chance of injury. After a rest day yesterday and today's performance I belive that, at least for me right now, a complete rest day actually does harm as it allows my muscles to tighten back up and un-does the stretching that occured in the previous days run.
The last few days I have been watching streaming running movies from the internet. I have watched Saint Ralph, On the Edge, and Run for your Life. The first two had a little to much taking the lords name in vain for my taste, but they were fun to watch. Saint Ralph was about a 14 year old boy training to run Boston while at a catholic school while his mom was ill. On the Edge was about a guy training and running in a trail race as a bandit because they wouldn't let him compete legitimately because of old infractions. Run for Your Life was about the history of the New York Marathon and sort of a bio of the guy who started the thing. All three educational and motivational. | 