It's been a while -- a few weeks. On March 29, I had a great run -- 4 miles and I was on pace to run 36 minutes. So I was right on track. About 30 minutes into that run, I felt a twinge in my lower right calf. Actually, it felt like the Achilles area. It was a strain of some sort -- sort of a cramping, but it felt like it strained a tendon. So I did a nice job for the last two weeks of nursing it along. Not completely staying off it, because I swear that is not the best solution. When I do that, I believe I make myself more prone to injury when I return. So I rode my bike, did a little jogging (not much), until I ran Wednesday, April 9, about 20 minutes at the track. It felt fine, then just a little bit of a twinge, so I ended the run.
Then yesterday, I read in the paper where there was a 5K at East Lake Park. Just a fun run, predict your time. My leg felt great, and I said, I'm just going to try it. I'm happy I did. On a cold, wet, even with snowflakes flying, I ran a nice run. I even ran longer -- probably 2-3 minutes -- because I didn't know the course. I made it in 27:55 -- so I was running 8-9 minutes a mile. It was great, and I feel pretty good right now.
I'm going to join the running club and get together with these people on MOnday nights. I feel good, like I can make some good progress now.
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