3 Fer 1 Post

Tuesday 6/10
Hot and sticky, 5 miles scheduled, what to do? I decided that I didn't want to wake up an hour earlier then normal to go for a run so I pushed the run to the evening. Knowing it was going to be hot I planned to use a treadmill at the gym. Let me just say, treadmills are so boring! I completed 5.17 miles in 49:00, an average pace of 6.33MPH, 9:28min/mi.

Wednesday 6/11
The weather was finally breaking, with a 3 mile run on the training calendar. I set my alarm for 5:55am and was out the door by 6:05am. Mile one went very smooth at 9:38. Mid-way between miles one and two I stepped on unlevel sidewalk wrong and down I went. While I was down I stopped my timer. A driver coming up from behind me must have seen me go down because she stopped to see if I was ok. After a minute or two of walking gingerly talking to the nice woman she went on her way as did I. At this point the pain in my ankle subsided and I was back off again. Mile two splitted at 9:13, should have been closer to 12:00 since I stopped my watch when I was nursing my ankle. Mile three my ankle was begging to bother me but I pushed on knowing that I was only four minutes away from home. Mile three finished at 9:34. I then slowed to a walk for the last 386ft to my door.

~~Mile Splits~~
Mile 1 - 9:38
Mile 2 - 9:13
Mile 3 - 9:34
3-3.07 - 0:50 (11:30/mi pace)
Total - 3.07mi - 29:16 - 9:31/mi

Thursday 6/12
The day after the injury. My ankle was hurting pretty bad last night, standing on it for a couple hours at a concert probably wasn't the best medicine for it. When I got home I iced it as I fell asleep. It was feeling good until recently, it is beggining to hurt again. So I see more ice in my future, when i get home. Today is a scheduled rest day, which I hope is all that I need to get my ankle good enough to run again. Tomorrow I have 5 miles on the schedule and a group 10 mile run planned for Saturday morning. Until next time, happy running.