Week 7 is in the books. If there was any week that says “this shit is gonna get real”, THIS is it.
I skipped running Monday. I had a combination of calf tightness from last week and a tinge in my back from working on my wife’s car over the weekend, so I thought it better to give my body an extra day. I did go out for a walk at lunchtime (which felt good to both the back and the calf) and got to see how high the Ohio River is…
Tuesday was a 7 mile run. Because of the tight calf, I kept it slower and in the park. It was a chilly run – I was concerned that maybe I should have been wearing pants instead of shorts for it, but I did warm up.
Also on Tuesday, this happened :-):
And the 1st winner of tonight’s #BibChat and recipient of a pair of @AfterShokz Trekz Air is… @hambrew807!
— BibRave (@BibRave) February 14, 2018
Wednesday was a morning 4 miles + 7 strides run. The temperature was up to 43, which was nice. There was a ton of runners out. I kept to going slower and easier, although I ran across the bridges.
Thursday was interesting. First off, 60 degrees in the morning, so shorts and a short sleeve shirt. Second, the Ohio River is flooded and with the cold water and warm air, there were pockets of lower-lying areas that had a significantly lower temperature. It wasn’t ice-cold, but cooler and nice for that seven mile M pace run that I keep turning into a tempo run. It was misting, however, and that sucked, as did the asshole that couldn’t be bothered to use the other of his two lanes – even as I was using my RunLites to attempt to get him to move – we were the only two using the road, and there’s 4 lanes (2 ea dir). Thank God I was facing traffic.
Thursday at lunch, I stepped outside to get a similar pic as the one posted above for Monday…
Friday was a 14 mile run. I did a new route, which was the route from Hell and makes the big hill look small, but it had some cool views. My calf was looser and feels a lot better. I also ran listening to a podcast, and I found that my phone is not going to make it through the entire run next week (the battery died during my post-run stretching).
So this week was 35 miles. Slower than last week, but I called that.
Cheers!