This morning I was feeling very tired...can't seem to get my butt out of the bed. I finally decided that I better go out and get in some sort of a run. The calves are still very tight, can't seem to get them to relax. I went out not knowing what to expect on this run. Hoping to get a mile in. I went up Bloomington Drive and diverted to the top of Tonaquint...decision time. Turn around and go back home for a total of 3 miles....go down the hill and hope to enjoy the extra miles. Extra miles it was. I ran down to the DC trail head and took a small break trying to stretch the calves out. Then I realized that the trail had been posted closed for today...crap! I didn't want to go back up Tonaquint. I took my chances and went on the trail and crossed over the river and went over to Flying J. Then continued on home. The last 3 miles felt really good. I had gone out very slow trying to get the body warmed up properly. Then I pushed it a little harder and more consistent on those last miles trying to run the distance and not take small walk breaks. I really needed this run to gain some of my confidence back. SL really took it out of me.......but it is only temporary. Ended up with an overall pace of 8:36 | 