I took yesterday off as I woke up feeling super wiped out and I wanted to give my achilles tendon one day of rest after it was sore on Monday. This morning I was hoping to do an 8 mile builder. I made it through 2.5 miles of the builder before my lower calf started tightening up. So the pain has moved up from the achilles tendon to the lower calf which I think is a good thing. It wasn't super sore just tight, but I decided to stop the builder after just 4 miles because I want to play it safe. This year I have been very conservative at any signs of unusual soreness. I think it has paid off in the long run as I have gradually been getting better and haven't had to take more than 2 days off in a row for an injury yet (knock on wood).
So I did a 2 mile warm-up with 4 strides. Then 4 tempo miles: 5:17, 5:14, 5:20, 5:22. Then 6.1 miles at an average pace of 6:41.
I'm just hoping to stay healthy and motivated for 1 more month. It would be a terrible blow to get injured now.
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