I ran the Lake View course instead of the normal Eagles View course today. I think running the steep Eagles View hill last Monday after running Timp the previous Saturday (after two consecutive weeks of increased mileage) contributed to the minor calf strain that presented itself last Tuesday, and that let me know at about mile 18 this past Saturday that it wasn't completely healed. So, today I decided to skip the morning run and do the flatter Lake View run instead of Eagles View at lunch time. I want my legs to be as well rested and healed as they can be for the Hobble Creek Half Marathon this Saturday.
I decided to run a quick marathon pace today, which meant I tried to maintain good form and rhythm and push the pace a little, but not too hard. I finished the 5.2 miles in 40:22 (7:46/mi). I went out in 20:36 (7:55/mi) and back in 19:45 (7:36/mi). I felt pretty comfortable the whole run. I did feel a little tightness in my right calf, and a little soreness in my left ankle and left achilles tendon. None of these seem very serious, but I think I'll try not to overdue it this week and lean away from training hard and towards tapering for the half marathon Saturday. I ran 1:32 last year at Hobble Creek and finished 14th in my division and 135th overall. My goal this year is to meet or beat Cory's performance last year. He finished in 1:29, 10th in our division and 99th overall. My goal is to break 1:30 and finish in the top 10 in my division and in the top 100 overall.
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