8 miles, 1 hr 16 minutes 12:00am (Staring Lake and back)
A great start ended in a terrible run. After my kick-ass wife paced me the first 2 miles for a great warm up at 11 minutes each, I took off on my usual 8 mile route with the intent to put in a 10 miler. After 3 miles I was already feeling sluggish but kept on a 9mpm pace. That was probably the only satisfying part, my splits were all within 5 seconds at 9 minutes each.
By 4 miles my upper back near the inside shoulder blade was really tight. Pretty sure this is from carrying the water bottle and not having developed those muscles yet. Right about reaching mile 7 my left knee was feeling painful but not debilitating though I had a noticeable hitch in my gait. Finally at mile 8 I decided to walk for a minute and see if the pain went away, just as I got ready to round the Neill Lake near home. Within 8 steps I knew I was finished for the night, and later decided for at least a week. The walk home wasn't painful but I couldn't move with a normal stride.
After getting home I did some stretching and had a sudden sharp pain in my right foot when I shifted all my weight over during a squatting hamstring stretch. My cold bath was waiting for me (Thanks Jen), so I jumped in and shuffled off to bed shortly after.
Sunday morning the knee was sore but totally manageable. Putting weight on my foot was painful, and occasionally throughout day there was a severe sharp pain that made me stop mid-stride. Visiting the hospital doesn't seem warranted for the time being but to be safe I've decided to do some cross training this week and ride a bike for my aerobic exercise. I'll have to skip the long run this week, which just depresses me, and repeat the 2nd week of my work out again: 5, 5, 5 and 8 mile runs. Putting in some shorter runs at a faster pace or just doing trails for a week after I'm up again may also help the healing - I don't want to be down for any more that 2 weeks at a risk of going backwards in my endurance training for the marathon.
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