Oh the difference a day makes. 1.0 mile in 11:40
1.5 mile in 18:38
2.0 mile in 24:02
0.25 mile walked
0.25 mile ran
0.25 mile walked
0.25 mile ran (3.00 miles)
0.25 mile walked
0.5 mile ran in 4:30 (9:00/mi pace!)
- walked to house
When I went to bed last night I had plans of calling the doctor just to get an opinion about my week-long ankle tenderness. Waking up this morning though the swelling was minimal and I only had pain when I turned my ankle near its limits. With nothing to really show to the doctor I decided a trip to hear "Stay off of it a while" wasn't worth the effort. Instead I would go for a run and if I experience pain then I would head straight to the doc.
My goal was 5K at a 12:00 pace with the realization that I had not been on my feet for a week. At the two mile mark everything from the hips down were complaining of mistreatment so I started with the walk/run routine that I use so often. I told myself that none of the running could be at less than the 12:00 pace as I want to train my body to the idea that it is my slowest acceptable tempo. Somewhere around the 2.5ish mark I could feel my body loosen up and the 0.25 mile that I ran from 2.75-3.0 felt really good. The next time to run was at the top of a gradual downward slope pointing towards home so I opened it all up and ran through a full 0.5 mile at a 9:00/mi pace. It felt like I was FAST! Far from competitive fast but Kelly levels of fast.
I don't feel any pain or tenderness at the moment but I am headed off to soak the foot in a cold bath just as a precaution.
Location: Lawton, Oklahoma
Temp: 73F
Humidity: 61%
Conditions: Dry, Overcast - feels like spring thunderstorm weather
Winds: S steady at ~15mph gusting to ~25mph
Asics Gel 1120 - 256.97
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