Bret

AM - 3.5 very easy miles before church today.  Got a recplacement pair of Vaporfly Nikes in the correct size and as bad as I felt after yesterday's dehydration run - some easy miles was a good plan to test out the new racing shoes.  May try a few miles on the treadmill later today.  
 

PM - 8 easy miles on the treadmill in the afternoon.  

AM - 4.25 miles with Dan and Finn on the Milton trail in a steady to light rain.   Legs were a bit heavy from the additional volume and second run yesterday - but not injured; just a bit of fatigue.  If I can manage it, I will try to add a couple of miles as a secondary run a few days per week if the legs/achilles can tolerate the additional volume at a completely aerobic effort.   

AM - 5.5 miles with Dan and Finn in the neighborhood.  Feels like I have turned the corner so to speak with the achilles tendon - which I suppose I would primarily attribute to the steriodal anti-inflamatory that I got last week, with the follow-up oral medrol pack.   It is not 100% but as close as I have been in 5-6 months.  I will be a little nervous that the swelling may return, but for now I am going with the attitude that the injury is nearly over. 

AM - just undert 6.5 miles with Finn this morning through the North Valley neighborhood across Thompson and into the Potter Stone neighborhood.  Quite hilly with nearly 1000 ft of elevation gain.  Felt like too much of an effort during and after the run even though the pace was not really quick.  It was humid but not really as warm and close as it has been for a few days last week.   Take some solace in the fact that perceived effort is important to consider in the summer time - even if the pace doesn't necessarily reflect it.  Legs felt heavy as well.  But, in the scheme of things the discomfort in the Achilles and hamstring were not material or significant, though not non-existent; which is actually a positive over the last several months.   Looking forward to some autumn cooler temps in a few months...

AM - 5.25 miles with Dan and Finn from Dan's house onto the trails of Summit and Brittle.  Had some GI issues overnight and felt "off" before the run this morning - but seemed to not be impactful to the run.   He leaves tomorrow for vacation in Maine for a week.  

AM - 5 miles with Dan and Finn on the trail.  Very warm and humid today - and the trail was a big overgrown particularly in the lower backwood area with lots of thorns, resulting in a fair number of scratches on my legs.  Decent run nevertheless considering how much stronger my achilles felt today.  

AM - 9.25 miles with Greg and Finn on the Forsyth Greenway.  Greg’s easy pace is usually closer to 8 min pace or faster.  It was extremely humid and warm this morning but we went out before 7 am so it was better than last week when we started and hour later and it was a struggle.