This week was a short, eight-mile recovery run, and I really needed it after last week's twenty-three miler! I had felt fine after last Sunday's run, but developed some very sore hamstrings after a day or two, and once again didn't manage to get my mid-week runs in (although I did walk home from the BART station on Tuesday, which took about 50 minutes and was almost as good as a run), so I was a bit stiff today. We did our original 3:2 run/walk ratio, which I haven't done in a while, having missed the last few short runs, so it was a little odd to get back into it. We were also keeping more or less to our 14 minute/mile pace.
We ran down Great Highway to Sloat and back, then up MLK Drive to Transverse, and back along the bridle trails near Fulton. It went pretty well, aside from some pain in my right leg around the middle of the run. But I kept going and it went away, so it wasn't a problem. I finally got around to getting some new shoes yesterday—I wanted to get another pair of Nikes, like my last ones, but they didn't have any, so I got Sauconys instead. I was a bit concerned about whether the leather side piece would rub against the joint on my right little toe, which tends to get sore if the shoe's too snug, but it was fine for eight miles, so I think they'll be okay. My left big toe, which is my other sore spot, also feels fine. So yay! Good new shoes and a good run.
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