On Sunday morning my calves and ankes were feeling tight and sore after the half marathon, particularly going down stairs. As my achilles tendon on the left foot has been giving me a bit of trouble, I thought I'd see how it felt before heading out. Yesterday, it was even more stiff and sore than it had been on Sunday, but this morning I was surprised to find that it hardly bothered me at all. I decided that it'd still be best to take it easy this morning so I only ran 3.4 miles and except for a little lingering soreness in my quads running down a short steep section, my legs felt great and even had a bit of spring in them. If they still feel OK tomorrow, I'll start back on the eight mile routine.
Ran up and down the soccer field a number of times with Amelia, passing the ball back and forth. She's slowly building up her endurance as well as improving her soccer skills. I really enjoy the times we can find to practice. Her coach is a real nice guy, but doesn't seem to have much free time. So far they've had one practice and one game with another game scheduled for Thursday. | 