Notes
T55; H35; DP28; W8 SSE: My schedule was to run 18-22 miles. I usually try for the longer distance. Once I got to that distance, I decided to do 2 more miles to qualify this run for last weeks 24 mile run (of which I only ran 14). Once I made the final lap, I was only 1.5 miles off a full 26.2, so I decided to go for it.
My knee was fine today--I had cortizone shots yesterday. However, each time I got rolling into a good speed, with good lean, making my knee feel even better, my right calf would start to seize up. So then I'd have to back off to a pace of 15 to 17+ until it would release. This really ate into my pace. I've decided that I've got to see the physical therapist, and see if he can work out something on that muscle. I'll have him work on the right one as well, since I'm overworking that one, whenever I baby the right one. I need to have the IT bands worked out too.
My over all running form suffered greatly today. While I was busy babying my right calf, I wasn't paying attention to much else. I found myself heal striking countless times. I don't think I rotated my hips more than a dozen times. My arm swing didn't happen. My shoulders and neck were all scrunched up. With all that, I'm suprised I feel as good as I do. I have no leg soreness at all--not quads, hamstrings, or calves. My right calf siezes up, but it's not sore--like a sore muscle. Only the bottoms of my feet hurt. I must have been slamming them down since I wasn't paying attention to my foot landings, either. The entire running form is too important to ignore. So I've got to get this calf taken care of, so that I can take care of the rest of me while I'm running.