I was hoping for Wayne and Kevin to be out, but was glad to head for the water tank hills with Larry and Jolene. At the start of hill 1 I took off. After three days of heavy legs I finally felt some zip in my legs. As I made the switch back to begin hill two I saw Kevin coming from behind. He's been running so much faster than me that I was sure he was going to pass me before the top. I decided to just ignore him and push steadily and strong up the hills. He never did catch me. Of course, he had left about 5 minutes after us and had been pushing hard since the beginning of the run. I may have tested him anyway as I got up the five hills in 15:38...pretty fast for me. A good time is usually under 17:00. As the four of us were coming down the hills I got distracted at the bottom of hill three...just before we got to the smooth, easy road... and suddenly felt the pain of a rolled right ankle. I don't know if I stepped in a rut or on a rock. I managed to catch my balance and not go down. I've learned to keep running (walking, playing) on a rolled ankle if at all possible, a.k.a., "walk it off". It really hobbled me for the next mile or so but I didn't want to stop. Kevin and I had both been looking to the Fast Half Mile from 400 E to Main near the end of the run. I ran 6:45 pace there last week and was looking to give Kevin a run for his money. With the lame ankle, that challenge would have to wait. I did try to see if running faster hurt more or less. It turned out to be less, and I managed 7:40 pace. After the run I iced my ankle then worked from home to stay off it and keep it elevated.
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