Stayed in and listened to the rain this morning instead of going out and getting soaked in it. Tom got some work done at home instead of running so he could get a few extra miles in at work. I'm glad I waited. The weather was much more enjoyable to run in when the rain stopped. I always want to start off faster than I should when it's nippy outside. I want to get warmed up quick. I need to remember to keep it a bit slower though, especially after I had a 40 mile week last week. Right at the end of mile 2 I had to stop and stretch a bit as I was feeling quite a bit of tightness low in the left calf muscle. So my first 2 miles were about 9:25 but my last four were all very close to 10:00 each. It felt much better as I slowed down. At home I have iced it and it is feeling great at the moment. I'll have to evaluate it before the hill repeats tomorrow. I've learned that I want to avoid injury at all costs!
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