AM: Recovery run for me today after the kinda ugly race Saturday. Yesterday my legs were pretty sore, similar to after running down Payson Canyon a couple of weeks ago. I did the ice bath thing both Saturday and last night and it helped quite a bit. Still a little stiff in the ankle/calves starting out today but after getting warmed up I felt pretty good. After a 1 1/2 mile warmup I paced Kim to a 6-mile tempo run @ 1/2 marathon pace which is around 8:30. We did an out-an-back run, basically covering miles 2-4 of the SF 1/2 marathon course. Started out nice and easy on the uphill 3 miles into the wind but were cruising along pretty nice right around 8-min mile pace by the last mile.
Ave tempo pace 8:24.
Wanted to mention a weird thing that happened either right before or during the race Saturday. I got some kind of spider bite or bee string in the middle of my arm. By the end of the Saturday it was kind of sore and itchy and turning red. Then yesterday we noticed a red line running from the bite area up my arm to my shoulder and armpit. I've always heard red lines aren't so good and are an indication of infection, blood poisoning, etc. We debated whether to go to the ER (since it was Sunday), but our great family doctor and fellow runner Roman Takasaki was kind enough to talk to me at home and call in a prescription for an antibiotic. Hopefully it won't end up being anything that causes grief or gets me sick. Dang nasty bug bites!
PM: Ran the Lakeview 5-mile out-and-back route with Paul and Bill R. Thankfully everyone was in recovery mode so we kept the pace nice and easy. We had a great run with some great chat, mostly about the Olympics including that awesome 4-man relay last moment victory by the US over France yesterday. I had missed seeing it last night but this morning I found the replay on msnbc.com and thoroughly enjoyed watching the amazing finish. Got me all pumped up for the next race.
Ave pace 8:48.
RHR 46 | 