AM. I ran the water tank hills with Larry and Wayne. I pushed the 5 hills hard again, finishing them in 15:05, a new PR 10 seconds faster than last week. I must like headwinds and the cool darkness, because I always seem to run these hills faster in those conditions. Maybe it helps me to focus when all I can see is the road just ahead of me lit up by my headlamp. I didn't push the "fast mile" at the end of this run this week, partly because my legs were pretty tired, and partly because running fast is usually when I get injured. That's the last thing I want right now. I actually got a little scared last night. My daughter had borrowed her friends bike for a group ride. It was in the rain when I got home from work (I was soaking wet and cold from riding my motorcycle home in the rain) so I moved it up onto our big front porch out of the rain. I didn't mistep or anything, but as I walked into the house my left achilles started hurting quite a bit, bad enough that I started limping and didn't want to walk on it. After a while it felt quite a bit better. It didn't bother me at all on this morning's run. I think it's telling me I'm right on the edge of injury and need to be careful, hence no "fast mile" this morning. PM. At noon I ran the 5.2 mile Lake View route with Bill at an easy pace (8:19/mi avg). The weather was pleasant and we had an enjoyable run.
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