Yesterday morning I headed out early with a goal of 7 – 8 miles with a couple of running buddies. Right at the 6 mile point, I felt a twinge in my calf right where it was injured previously, so we stopped and walked back about a mile to our cars.

Believe it or not, I was fine with it. For me, it was a tough run with hills and after looking at my times, I’m pleased. I guess when you’re running with folks who are faster, you have no choice but to speed up and yesterday’s run definitely showed a slight increase in my speed. I’m also not worried about my calf. I think I took the hills on a little too strong and I wasn’t wearing my compression sleeve. I’ll need to remember to wear it during tomorrow’s long run. Continue reading →