Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Punch the Clock

Last week’s totals:

Total miles: 76.4

Time spent running: 10 hours 28 minutes 55 seconds

Average pace: 8:14/mi

I’m cutting back a bit this week in preparation for the Philadelphia Distance Run on Sunday. My original plan was to continue with my normal mileage right up until Friday, take a rest day then and follow it up with just a few miles on Saturday. Four, maybe five. However, on my run this morning I had a nagging pain in my right posterior tibial tendon. This is a problem area for me; I’ve dealt with tendinitis there twice in the past year. The pain isn’t severe, but I think that it might be smart to take an extra day off and rest tomorrow if it’s even remotely sore in the morning. It’s frustrating to confront this in the week before an important race, but I’m confident that I can get it under control. As I said, it’s a relatively minor pain. I just don’t want it to escalate.

That’s all I’ve got for now. I’ll post something more substantial tomorrow or Thursday; my mind is strangely empty at the moment!

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