My leg felt fine, so I decided to start running and see how it feels. If it hurts, I would turn back. Lucky for me, it didn't hurt at all! I was able to put in a good workout and I feel good about it. It was very windy, steady at 20 and gusts up to 43 mph, and the last half a mile I got soaked with a hard rain that's been on and off all day, but at least I was able to run!
I did 6.3mi marathon tempo in 50:00 (7:55 avg). It's faster than before, but I felt I worked a bit too hard. Of course, the wind is definitely to blame, I probably should have slowed down to 8:00 pace, but I was too stubborn, seeing 7:55 on my watch and not willing to back off. After the tempo, did 4x100m strides and ran home. Total time 1:17:04 (without strides).
This week may well become a cutback week, because tomorrow I have two job interviews back to back and chances are I won't run. It's ok though, my key workout is Saturday 20+ miler with 10 at marathon pace. As long as I do it, I should be fine for the week. | 