It was a beautiful morning for a run, low 50s, sunny and calm. Hopefully we get perfect weather for race day next week although I'm almost never that lucky.
I started out running uphill to the top of Cherry Tree for 6 miles at an easy pace. My legs felt really good. Then right at the top I felt a little twinge in my left calf, the opposite one that was bothering me so I stretched a bit before running down. I was trying to run mp but I ended up being 15 seconds per mile too fast. 7:49 pace running downhill just feels so slow and too easy but I know I need to be disciplined and not go too fast on race day or I'll fall apart at the end. Anyways those last 6 downhill were easy but I did feel a little tightness in my calf as it went on. Now late in the day it is sore but not terribly so. I'm going to have to be very careful this week so that it is good to go on race day.
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