Ran just before noon at work on Kuhni Road. Kim warmed up with me then I got in a 4 mile tempo in the 1/2 marathon pace range. Finished up with Kim but she was starting to feel her old nemesis IT band pain acting up in her knee so she wisely stopped running and I ran back to work to get the van to go pick her up. Darn the injury bug, we've been so lucky so far I was hoping we had found the magic formula for running injury free. Most likely the long run Saturday along with most Kim's other workouts lately becoming more aggressive on the pace (partly my fault I'm afraid) are what flared up the IT band again. Any advice from you runners who have dealt with IT band issues is greatly appreciated.
The tempo miles went pretty well considering the wind factor. However I cheated a little bit, working it so that I only had the headwind on the last mile, first 3 miles had a decent tailwind to help out. Tried the new DSTrainer2 shoes. They felt pretty good, I think they are a keeper.
Ave tempo pace 6:20, splits were 6:22, 6:20, 6:18, 6:17.
I was freezing when I got back to the gym so I did some biking and circuit/weight training to warm up before stretching. | 