I hired a babysitter so that I could go do a workout in the "sunlight" this afternoon. It was actually kind of gray and gloomy, but still fairly warm. It was not as nice as yesterday was, but for winter, I'll take it! I ran down to the River trail for a warm up, and then ran out to Gardner Village. I ran 3 sets of 5 min, 3 min, 2 min, with 2 minute recovery between each interval. The five minute intervals were really hard. It reminded me why mile repeats are my least favorite workout. Of course, that is one workout that is a great test of fitness. I still had one more interval when I made it back to the park, so I went about a quarter mile out the other direction. Then, I ran home for a cooldown.
The spot in my quad is still sore. I could feel it, but it seemed to warm out as I ran. Either that, or the body's natural pain killers kicked in. It's toward the inside of my quad, almost my groin. I can't tell if the pain is originating from tight hips, or if it is really a quad injury. I'm just hoping that it doesn't turn into a femoral stress reaction/fracture.
I felt better mentally today. I think that yesterday's doom and gloom stemmed from tired legs. I guess we all have those days. It is a challenge to stay positive all the time.
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