Mileage: 13.5 miles
AM: 3.75miles; PM: 9.75 miles
I woke this morning and just climbing out of bed was a major effort! My legs creaked and ached and pulled and tweaked with every step, so even the thought of my 3.75 mile run to my work did not appeal at all. The funny thing is, is that I am quite sure my legs were not sore from my track session, but from the drills I did afterwards. I did the telemark stretch up and down the pitch at the centre of the track after my session and afterwards my legs felt very tight. I probably did too much.
When I finally got going to work I did feel a little better and got looser, but it wasn’t much fun. The hot shower at work was really refreshing, but that was as good as it got. For the rest of the day I moved slowly from my desk to where I had to be in the building and when I was asked to move some boxes I cried on the inside!!
When Dan texted to arrange a run up at the Hermitage I was in two minds, but when caught between the two, I always err on the side of running, so agreed. At 6pm Seamus, Dan and I met at the Meadows. My small jog from work had been okay and my legs felt fine, as long as I didn’t stretch them too far. We set off and although Dan and Seamus were both clearly faster I wasn’t too far behind despite struggling. It was a lovely evening, but I struggled to enjoy either the scenery or the weather, as I focused all my efforts on keeping one foot in front of the other. As I was running I kept thinking back to before my holiday and when such runs were both longer and far easier to do. I reminded myself of Alex’s wise words that it would take a couple of weeks. This is day 9 of my return, so I have to believe things will get easier! I hope they do.
Tomorrow is Thursday and the meadow’s session, which I am already looking forward to. I just hope that I am quicker than last week.
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