bounce back
with two less than inspiring race efforts, and my lowest mileage total in eighteen months, the month of july didn’t exactly turn out the way i had hoped. the problem was an ongoing right calf strain that seems to get aggravated when i run at a pace that is less than seven minutes per mile.
to help rehab it, i eased back on the mileage during july and picked up a stick to work out some of the kinks. around the house, i’ve been wearing my knee high recovery compression socks but pairing them up with sandals tends to get a less than favorable response from my kids.
during august i focused on slowly increasing my mileage and avoiding fast paced efforts. i ended up rolling 252 miles for the month, which is my ninth best monthly total…ever. that in itself gives me some degree of satisfaction but it will still be a few weeks before i try running at a fast pace again. by then i’m hopeful my calf will be closer to roughly right.
7/1 – 5 miles
7/2 – 5 miles
7/3 – off
7/4 – 1 mile w/u, 20K in 1:25:26
7/5 – off
7/6 – off
7/7 – 7 miles
7/8 – 6 miles
7/9 – 6 miles
7/10 – 5 miles
7/11 – 6 miles
7/12 – 5 miles
7/13 – off
7/14 – 5 miles
7/15 – 6 miles
7/16 – 5 miles
7/17 – 5 miles
7/18 – off
7/19 – 1.5 miles w/u, 10K in 42:00
7/20 – 5 miles
7/21 – 5 miles
7/22 – 6 miles
7/23 – 7 miles
7/24 – 7 miles
7/25 – 8 miles
7/26 – 7 miles
7/27 – 7 miles
7/28 – 7 miles
7/29 – 7 miles
7/30 – 7 miles
7/31 – 7 miles
July Totals: 167 miles (26/31 Days, 24 Hours & 15 Minutes)
8/1 – 8 miles
8/2 – 7 miles
8/3 – 7 miles
8/4 – 7 miles
8/5 – 7 miles
8/6 – 7 miles
8/7 – 8 miles
8/8 – 7 miles
8/9 – 7 miles AM, 8 miles PM
8/10 – 7 miles
8/11 – 7 miles
8/12 – 7 miles
8/13 – 7 miles
8/14 – 7 miles
8/15 – 10 miles
8/16 – 7 miles
8/17 – 7 miles
8/18 – 7 miles
8/19 – 7 miles
8/20 – 7 miles
8/21 – 7 miles
8/22 – 14 miles
8/23 – 10 miles
8/24 – 7 miles
8/25 – 7 miles
8/26 – 7 miles
8/27 – 7 miles
8/28 – 7 miles
8/29 – 16 miles
8/30 – 10 miles
8/31 – 7 miles
August Totals: 252 miles (31/31 Days, 35 Hours & 42 Minutes)
YTD: 1,921 miles (229/243 Days, 282 Hours & 47 Minutes)
Odometer: 42,069 miles