Today only did 8 minutes on the Octane during lunch. I felt really good and started out fast, but wanted to save it for a quality workout tonight. Glad I was fresh because the weather is supposed to get really nasty tomorrow. Tonight, ran a semi quick 2 mile warmup from Woodrow Wilson MS to Woodridge. Then ran 2x1 mile in 5:45 each. Was going to try to do 6 of them, but just really struggled to do 5:45 pace. Decided to finish up with a tempo run. Ran 6.5 miles in 42:38 with the last 1.5 miles in 9:03. Temp cool 35 but a 15 mph SSE breeze. Left Achilles hurt pretty much throughout, but I think I figured it out. My shoes are laced up too high. I have thick ankles so I usually don't lace in the top holes, but on these shoes I have them that way. Now it makes sense that the Achilles doesn't hurt when I stretch. I think it's just the back pressure from the back heel of the shoe pressing so hard on my Achilles. We'll see. Going to take some discipline to get out the next couple of days as we're supposed to get freezing rain followed by sub-zero wind chills over the next two to three days. | 