Week 1 Results..

Oh, I so quickly forget the dedication it takes to get all the runs in. Week 1 goal was 25 miles. Just a measly 25 miles, but I need to appreaciate the fact I am doing this only after 3.5 months after ACL recon...so 25 is impressive. The thing is it requires me to run 6 days...including days over the memorial day weekend. The problem is that I needed to get the yard ready for a holiday get together at our house....which included finishing our back patio. 'Finishing' required laying the last 3,500 lbs of patio stone. Very hard work, to say the least;probably something I shouldn't be doing...but that is me pushing the limits. Spent Friday and Saturday doing that. Too tired to run on Friday and only got half the miles I needed to on Saturday. End result: 2.3 miles short of my goal. Lesson learned: no more slacking and better dedication and scheduling.

Monday - 3.6 miles / 8:03 pace
Tuesday - 3.6 miles / 8:20 pace
Wed - 5 miles / 8:08 pace
Thursday - 4.5 miles / 9:49 pace
Friday - Off. 6 hrs Cross-training in preparing yard for the laying of patio stone.
Sat - 3 miles / 8:46 pace. After 8 hrs of cross-training (laying 3,500 lbs of patio stone)
Sunday - 3 miles / 9:15 pace.

Week 1 total - 22.7 miles

So week 2 didn't start off the best when I skipped the 4 mile Monday run. But I felt better when today I ran the planned 6 miles.

Mon - Off
Tues - 6 miles / 8:15 pace. Last 2 miles where 7:35 and 7:34 respectively.

Calf is very tight after this run. Seems the stress of a faster pace is too much for the calf at this time. But it is good to see I have the ability to get in a faster pace. I need to focus on getting in the miles, and not paying attention to the pace. The speed/confidence will come...I just need to keep telling myself that.

Off to dream land...