well, there i was, feeling great and on top of the world. i should have known better. after only running about 20 miles for the previous two weeks and then BAM! a 47 mile week was surely a recipe for disaster. my body revolted and this week was pretty much terrible....
7.27 (mon) - tried to run easy with the group run. only made it 3 miles before my entire left leg felt like i wanted to cut it off.
7.28 (tues) - took the day off
7.29 (wed) - got a massage. it seemed to help some. i was definitely VERY tight and sore in the lower back, butt, hip flexor, IT band, calves....you name it. i think this is going to be a bit of a process! no run today either.
7.30 (thurs) - forced myself out the door this morning. i jogged a very slow 4.5 miles. i was definitely still tight, but it wasn't painful. this may not make any sense to most, but in my mind, it is a tightness that i feel comfortable trying to run through rather than a tightness/soreness that is painful to the point i'm afraid i'm either going to hurt myself or i feel like i'm having to change my stride to accomodate the sore areas (leading to new sore areas....).
7. 31 (fri) - ran at a more normal clip, but only for 3 miles. felt mostly okay, but had the company of best man debold (in town from IL visiting ben & i) so the conversation helped keep me distracted!
8.1 (sat) - this morning was the st. louis track club's xc kick-off. originally i was going to run this, but that clearly wasn't going to happen. luckily our women's team didn't really need me, as it only takes 3 to score and julie, kris and lauren most likely would have beat me anyway!! i did about a mile warm-up with them (jumped in a little late) and then jogged around on the course while cheering for the team and taking some video. it was probably a total of 2 miles.
8.2 (sun) - the long run was at castlewood, so i really wanted to run! plus, being off the pavement was a good thing for my beat up legs. i ran 60 minutes with sara. luckliy she didn't want to run too far either. we were going at a pretty comfortable/easy pace, so it was no more than 7.5 miles i would guess. i was sore, especially my left calf, but otherwise felt o.k. it was at least a step in the right direction.
total weekly mileage: 20 miles
shoes: inspire = 42 miles
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