Winning Back What I Lost

630AM:  Easy, slow morning run.  Much cooler in the morning.  I'm going to try to run in the morning as much as I can until the end of summer.  Need to start getting to bed earlier though. 

630AM:  Day 2 of the transition to morning runs.  Got a little more sleep last night but it didn't feel like it.  Ran at what should feel like a slow pace but I was laboring more than usual.  I had a massage yesterday and the masseuse worked on my left heel some more.  She opined that it felt like plantar fascitis and based on my symptoms (stiff and painful in the morning, painful when stepping on uneven surfaces) it is possible.  I always assumed that the pain in the heel was from the swelling and blood collecting in my heel and not being absorbed into the bloodstream.  She was able to push a lot of the inflammation out and it continues to feel better than it ever has since my ankle injury over a year and a half ago- which is a good thing.

630AM: 1M warmup; 3.5M Tempo @ 7:38/mi; 1M cooldown.  Stretched the legs and lungs out a bit.  Need to work at even pacing.  Ran considerably faster the last half of every mile just to get at the target pace.  Not a very efficient way to run. 

630am: Had a couple days off due to insomnia and a busy schedule.  A very good long run for where I'm at with my fitness.  Didn't push it, just tried to keep my form intact, relax and maintain a better knee lift throughout the run. I started to fatigue in the last couple of miles as it warmed up outside but it felt good to push through and finish relatively strong.  I'll be backpacking in the Sawtooths on Monday through Friday which is sort of a workout in and of itself considering that I'll be hiking uphill at 8k to 10k feet with a 60 lb. pack.