Sean's Running Blog

Just a gorgeous day. Sunny and low 60s. Perfect running weather. Was shooting for 8-10 today but managed only six. Left calf was not 100%. I can't get a lot of push off on it right now which is frustrating. I was really hoping this could be a full week of good training.

When I woke up this morning, that calf was buggin and I felt like the chances of a run today were near zero. Very depressing...however it felt better as the day went on so I gave it a try. The sunny, mid-60s weather was probably a huge help. Managed to get 8 miles in and felt pretty good. There is still a lot of weakness in the left calf. I can't push off on it 100% but hopefully by next week I can get back into some speed work. Would love to get 10 miles in tomorrow.

Another 10 miles this afternoon under gorgeous skies and warm weather. Went out along the Sammamish River Trail. There is still some weakness in my left calf and I am not able to push off on it as well as with the right. It's not a pain issue. All the pain is gone. It's just a strength issue.

Slowly but surely everything seems to be coming back together. Easy 10 miles today pain free. My calf started cramping twice during the run so I had to stop and breifly stretch it out. It was quite cold this morning so I suspect that was a cause of the cramping. Off to Central Utaj today for a man-cation.

Today I ran 10 miles in the middle of nowhere. I am on an ATV outing with my brothers in law at Hoover's Lodge 5 miles north of Marysvale, UT which is somewhere south of Richfield whihc is somewhere south of Provo. Beautiful mountain country. It was bitter cold this morning though. 25 degrees. Coldest running day of the season. Averaged 6:30 pace without any real effort. 6,000 elevation had no noticeable impact.

A much warmer start to the morning this morning. 38 degrees and sunny although the sun didnt' make it over the mountains until Mile 7 or so. Headed south through Marysvale and a couple miles past the small little town. I'd be surprised if more than 200 people live there.

I shed my coat at Mile 2 which wound up being a bit too early. I went from be overheated to slightly chilled pretty quickly. At the turnaround my left arch started to really bug me. I'm wondering if my new shoes are too high in the arch. I may have to switch back to the Infinitys if that keeps up. It was pretty painful the whole way back. I was just happy to make it back in one piece.

All things considered, a very solid mileage week and a healing left calf. Hopefully with a day off tomorrow the arch will quiet down.