Injury Recovery and Training Update

I was pretty sure I didn't actually pull my calf muscle at the Harborside Half Marathon, and instead just strained it. I've had this injury before on that same calf and it felt the same way. A slow tightening with some increasing pain, but something I could run through if necessary (like in a race!) In the past my recovery from it has been pretty quick, a matter of days.

I tried a couple very slow miles Tuesday evening and it felt OK- a hint of tightening that convinced me not to try anything more. Wednesday I did another very slow 3 miles with Marianne and it felt pretty good, and again on Thursday with a 5 mile run. Saturday I went 10 on a flat 5 mile loop starting from my house and had no pain, averaging a little over 9:30 per mile.

So I went ahead with a scheduled 20 mile run this morning with Marianne. We stayed with my flat 5 mile loop, with me determining the pace. Everything felt fine and we gradually worked our way into a bit over a 9:00 mile pace, which is what we had targeted for this run pre-injury. So it looks like the training program is back on track where it should be.

20 mile run in 3:05:45 for a 9:17 pace.

1. 10:08
2.   9:24
3.   9:15
4.   9:28
5.   9:32
6.   9:18
7.   9:08
8.   9:11
9.   9:13
10. 9:17
11. 9:00
12. 9:08
13. 9:14
14. 9:08
15. 9:19
16. 9:12
17. 9:02
18. 9:11
19. 9:10
20. 9:23