Moving Four-ward!

Discipline: Running
Distance: 4.05 miles
Time: 34:56
Shoes: 2100s without heel raise
Surface: Mainly tarmac roads, but plenty of pavement too
Average Speed: 8:32 min/mile

Been off training for quite a while with one or other lurgies, which apart from a swim has put me out for a week. Not good :o( I've been back at work for a few days now, and I don't know if it's riding the scooter again, or being at work, or what, but the middle of my back and in particular my right rear shoulder blade has started to ache, which is one of my main problem areas. Both quads seemed to be misbehaving a bit before I set out.

Tonight's route is a new one that takes in some familiar bits, but rather nice in that it's not an out and back route, more of a loop, but a bit of a figure of eight (albeit a bit uneven - one half of the eight is much bigger than the other!)

All in all it was a pretty uneventful run - I actually enjoyed large chunks of it, apart from about half way round onwards, because by that time I'd come to the conclusion that I hadn't left enough time since eating (about 45 minutes!). It might be a relatively easy pace compared to what I used to run, but at the moment it's still working me hard.

I did get the occasional twingem, and momentary dead/numb feelings around the left knee, but it was right quad that was giving me the most gyp - feeling a bit tight from the start. It didn't get any worse, but then it didn't seem to loosen either. I finished the run, and iced all the appropriate bits, and then remembered okay - I was reminded) to stretch. Thanks Wumbly! :oD

Swim for me first thing tomorrow, although I am going to be pretty busy - got chiro, and then fairly soon after heading down to Somerset to watch Lindi, Barlist and co at IMUK. If I decide I need some camping pans or plastic plates then I may run out of time, and something will have to give!