Ben and I drove up to Diamond Valley this morning to start our run. I was pretty worried after yesterday, especially since I woke up feeling a lot of tightness in my right calf, and was practically limping when I started running. We started on a really steep downhill grade, and I came very close to calling it quits...I was at that point when you think, "Am I being stupid here? Maybe I should just NOT run today!" But I ran anyway, and after the first 4-5 miles, it seemed to work itself out. My feet were hurting by the last couple of miles, but I finished them anyway. I finished the 16.6 miles in 2:34:22, with the first 12 miles at 1:50:53, and 13.4 miles right at 2 hours, then I slowed up a bit for the last 3 miles. When I arrived back at home I rolled out my soleus muscles right away, and that took the pain out of my arches.
Ben wanted to ride his bike up the canyon to pick up his car, but we were both hungry, so I decided to join him on the bike so we could stop to get some food. Bad idea. My legs were already tired, and I was starving to boot, so I could hardly pedal up the hill. It was 7 miles to Albertos, and it took me almost 32 minutes to get there. But the breakfast burrito I ate made the trip worth it. It only took 24 minutes to do the same 7 miles back home. :D
This afternoon, we stopped at Costco for some pizza, and ran into some friends of mine. Ben had never met these people, but I knew Mike was an avid cycler, so we started talking about biking, and he and Ben hit it off. The next thing I knew, Mike was inviting Ben to ride up Snow Canyon with him and his son this evening! Of course Ben said yes, and, like a sucker, I agreed to come along. I felt somewhat silly after the first few miles of hill climbing, as I fell way behind everyone else. My legs were just DONE. I ended up doing another 24.5 miles, most of it uphill, before it got too dark and I got too tired...and I finally called my son to come pick me up.
I am SOOO glad tomorrow's Sunday!!!! :D |