Freethinker ~ Freerunner

Went running while on vacation on Monkey Island at Grand Lake.  It was about 20 degrees with 14 to 20 mile per hour winds.  I was seriously worried for a few mile in the middle that my cheeks might get frost bite.  I kept reaching up and touching my face with my hands to make sure that I still had feeling.  

The roads of Monkey Island are super hilly.  It was awesome.  A great workout.  

This morning was a little warmer and much less windy.  It was a much more enjoyable run.  The only part about it that was not enjoyable was that my Garmin died at exactly 10 miles.  I calculated my turn around point to put me back at my hotel at approximately 11.5 miles.  Why approximately?  Because I ran around a little bit in the opposite direction of my hotel before eventually coming back by.  Looking at the map of the run I can reasonably estimate that I ran 11.5 miles.   I learned my lesson on charging my Garmin the night before.  It turned it on to see if it needed a charge.  At first it indicated that one cell was missing, but that that cell lit up.  So I put it away thinking it was fully charged.  It was not.  This was a really fun run none the less.  The hills on monkey island are challenging to say the least.  

I had a really nice run this morning up until about mile 8.  I felt shooting pain through my right calf, but lower more towards my ankle.  I eased up a bit and the pain went away but I could definitely still feel something.  I iced it when I got back home, but shortly thereafter I had to go to work.  I will ice it again tonight before bed as it still feels slightly sore to walk around on.  I've sustained a injury or pulled muscle quite like this.  I will rest tomorrow and hopefully it will be healed so I can ride on Saturday and run on Sunday.