Bret

PM - just under 9 miles at lunchtime out and around the dump and the Val Pak lake loop.  Ran the first mile or two with Richie who had a 3 minute masters PR in the half marathon on Sunday.  He ran 1:23:55 with a strong negative split - beating his nemesis in the twelve mile dropping a 6:07 late in the race.  Really happy for him and his progress this training cycle.  However just as we were warming into our pace he said he felt something tighten up in his calf so we walked for a bit and he tried to massage it out - but he ultimately decided to head back to the gym instead of causing injury.  He did not do any running yesterday and no massage or stretching.

Anyway - I had a good solid feeling run for the first time in quite a while.  It has been a week since I started using some iron supplements (still awaiting blood test results) and I think I may be on to something here...I think my iron has been low (or relatively low for me) which may explain a lot of issues I have been experiencing with racing and training.