I knew I would be a bit tired from yesterdays bike workout, but I was also confident that I could get my 25 K in if I took it easy. Fortunately the weather cooperated for once. Since I had my appointment in London this morning anyway, I had a good reason to wait until it warmed up. And while minus 10 still doesn't feel very warm, I at least had the companionship of Mr Sunshine for the entire run. As a bonus I spent almost the whole 25 kms on dry pavement. Only 3 or 4 times did an unhappy motorist force me into the slop. And although I was pretty slow, I'm also pretty okay with it. The reality is that it is simply harder to run in the cold. And hard it was!
But of course the big question was not the weather, or whether (no pun intended) I would run 25 kms, or even how fast or hard it would be, but rather the question was how my achilles responded. Well I can tell you that during the run there were lots of other parts that hurt more, but in this case that's generally irrelevant. It's the hurt that I have tomorrow morning that will tell the story. If it never bothered me more than it did today, then I wouldn't even have a problem. The reality however, is that it will either get better, or it will get worse. I know this from experience.
So I iced as soon as I got home, did my rolling pin thing, and am in the process of repeating both. I also spent a solid half hour in the hot tub at the Y while Colb was doing his thing. If I work very hard over the next few days to manage the inflammation, then maybe, just maybe, the game is still on. We will see, and of course I'll let you know.
Run 25 kms, 2:17:30
"Life is hard. After all, it kills you."---Katherine Hepburn
Love
Peter
But of course the big question was not the weather, or whether (no pun intended) I would run 25 kms, or even how fast or hard it would be, but rather the question was how my achilles responded. Well I can tell you that during the run there were lots of other parts that hurt more, but in this case that's generally irrelevant. It's the hurt that I have tomorrow morning that will tell the story. If it never bothered me more than it did today, then I wouldn't even have a problem. The reality however, is that it will either get better, or it will get worse. I know this from experience.
So I iced as soon as I got home, did my rolling pin thing, and am in the process of repeating both. I also spent a solid half hour in the hot tub at the Y while Colb was doing his thing. If I work very hard over the next few days to manage the inflammation, then maybe, just maybe, the game is still on. We will see, and of course I'll let you know.
Run 25 kms, 2:17:30
"Life is hard. After all, it kills you."---Katherine Hepburn
Love
Peter
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