Starting week 2 the weather has decided not to cooperate at all. All of my miles this week have been done in over 90 deg temps. Luckily it's still Phase I and not one of the later phases when the tough interval work is present. Hopefully by then it will have cooled down a bit!
Had a bit of a close call yesterday. Right Achilles was a bit sore on the run and was absolutely killing after it. I broke out the ice, rollers, warm Epsom salt soaks and Ibuprofen to deal with it. Also threw on the compression socks and luckily by today's run I was feeling almost normal. By no means is it perfect yet, but I am being as cautious as I can with it. This shift back to becoming 'a runner' from my years of triathlon training is tough. On the one hand I have tons more free time, but on the other I feel so much more beat up everyday and need so much more recovery. I'm running the highest mileage weeks that I have run since college now and I'm hoping that this old body adjusts quickly.
Tomorrow's a big day with a double including (hopefully) a longer 11-12-ish mile run in the evening. Hopefully it won't be 95 degrees when I head out the door this time! Goodnight.
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