Thursday, August 7

Thursday, August 7

I was heading out to Cannon Mountain for a quick up and down before dark, and hadn't gone a quarter mile in my car when a thunderstorm warning interrupted my entertainment. In fact, I could see that the mountains in that direction were all covered with roiling black clouds. With accompanying lightning and thunder. Screw it, maybe I'll run later.

By seven most of the rain had passed, and there were even some breaks in the clouds. I stretched and ran 3.2 up and down the road. I can tell one thing right away, my training has not been geared to speed. Mile splits, 10 min, 9 min, 7:55, 1:32 (28:30). I was beginning to feel a bit better by the end of the second mile.

My left leg has taken the bulk of physical damage incurred on trail, plus it's got that gouty foot going on. So naturally it's my right leg which hurts. Outside of the lower leg just above the ankle, one of the stabilizers/extensors. It hurt a little throughout the day, so I paid a little extra attention to it while stretching. It didn't bother me while running, and I iced it and took some ibuprofen before bed. Other than that, my legs feel great after a couple easy days.