Bit of a setback today. I got in bed by 10:30 and got six hours' sleep, but I was not well rested. Once I started running from Surgical Hospital, I realized the legs weren't rested either. Plus there were some GI issues left over from last night's food at the reunion. Once those were resolved, the legs continued to feel heavy, plus I sped up quite a bit to catch up to Pat. Then on the loop around the Burns Park ballfields, I started to have pain in my feet and particularly my toes, related to the wrong choice of socks. I can't wear those socks unless my shoes are a full size too big (which I may need to consider anyway). A bit of walking (OK, a lot of walking) from miles 7-9 helped the legs, but the feet still hurt until I finally got rid of the socks entirely.
So, with all that, I decided the planned 14 miles was just too much. So instead of turning left when I got back to the soccer complex, I turned right and returned to Surgical Hospital. It still ended up as an 11-mile morning, which I finished in a touch over two hours. Pat thinks I may have ramped up the mileage a tad too quickly, and he may be right. Next week is a bit of a backoff anyway because of the 5K next Saturday, so hopefully that will help get the legs back. | 