5 miles. No pain. I’m back. Although I’ve been running for a week now, *and it has be fantastic*, a goal of mine since I first took that month off has been to do my 5 mile route again pain-free. Trust me, even running 1 mile was wonderful and I am grateful for every pain-free step I get to take now, but after a hard day and a long week, I just needed to get out there, run, and leave it all on the roads for longer than a few minutes. Yesterday was that day.
5.13 miles
39:45 minutes
7:43 pace
Splits: 7:38, 7:48, 7:38, 8:00, 7:30, 7:14
Of course, I understand that I’m not fully back. My ITB still needs lots of care and attention but its allowing me to run so I am one happy girl. I was able to run my old route, on roads and sidewalks, up and down little hills and I still felt great. I am foam rolling before and after, stretching after I run, and also foam rolling the the morning and at night. I go for another sports massage on just my legs this afternoon. Hopefully she will tell me the IT bands feel better because last week she couldn’t believe how tight they were. They feel better to me, so hopefully she will notice. It feels a little tight today but my knee feels fine. I hope that is an improvement.
I’m off to get some Christmas shopping and errands done. For Dan’s parents this year, I am making them a scrapbook. Please be honest, I can take it. Lame or Clever? This will be our 5th Christmas together and I’m starting to run out of ideas. It is so hard to buy things for people who can buy anything they ever want for themselves. Therefore I needed to get creative. Since I take lots of pictures, I thought it would be a nice idea. I have been snapping random candid shots in anticipation of this scrapbook since the summer so I think they will be surprised. I also plan to get them a little something else. Suggestions are welcome :)
Dan and I are decorating the tree tonight. I’m excited.
Check back tomorrow for a confession…
