Week 5

The goal this week was to run 10 miles and have it not be that difficult. It's nice to dial it back after pushing it last week. I felt pretty good most of the way once I made a pit stop. My knees started to get a little achy around 8 miles but not that bad. After the run my right ankle was sore and even today (Monday) I can feel it. I plan on running through the ankle stuff although I am a bit concerned. As long as it doesn’t get worse or linger for more than 1 day or two I won’t worry too much. That said, I did push it along 125 for a mile or so so that felt nice. For the second week in a row I took a 10 minute ice bath immediately after the run and today no muscle soreness.

I started out the run with a few new tunes from AC/DC and then I listened to a Dean Karnazes interview. It was about him winning the overall title in some stage races held in four different deserts, pretty extreme stuff. After that it was back to some tunes, Bob Marley, Bob Seger, and Band of Horses were a few of the memorable songs of the day.

The stats: 10.69 miles in around 1:35 which is just under 9 per.

Up next: 15 miles