Ran 5.7 miles this morning. The weather was definitely much nicer, and my body felt better after a rest day. Not sure if this was due just to the rest, or if taking the multivitamin may have helped as well. There is a chance that I may be low on some vitamins or other nutrients like iron that may also be keeping my energy down. In any case, the run felt pretty good through 3 miles. Pace was a bit faster than yesterday, around 8:30-8:45/mile. At the end of 3 miles, there was a guy who passed me going the other way, and when I turned around to come back home, he was about 30 meters in front of me (maybe a little more). I decided to catch him, and ended up running about a 7:30 mile (have check the Garmin for sure), and caught him with about 150 meters to go on my 4th mile. I was feeling the burn in my legs by then, especially in my quads this time, but calves were also burning a bit. Slowed back down, and decided to cut the run a little short - took a shortcut back home that cut off about .35-.4 miles off the run. After the run, stretched, showered, dressed and went to work. My calves are still kind of tight and sore, but my quads are really killing me this morning. Hoping that will go away as the day progresses. I will make sure to take it easy tomorrow on my run. Hoping to start running 7-8 miles next week as my body continues to rebuild from the race. | 