Mon 3mi run+core- My legs from my calves down are still crazy swollen from the Time Laps Relay. I wore compression socks all day to hopefully cut down on the swelling. My sprained ankle is still swollen but it doesn't hurt like it did.
Tue 30min cross- Jay's in town! I got to go play at work with him, his sister Katie, and her boyfriend Paul. We did just a few courses and then went rodeo rafting. It was a blast! I haven't been rafting in probably over a year. I wore an ankle brace all day to help rest and stabilize my ankle- especially when rafting. In the evening Wayne and I gave honey a crazy lion haircut to keep her cooler in the summer. We may do some more trimming to make her more lion like.
Wed 15min easy- I meant to bike and go to the gym yesterday to still allow my ankle to recover while working and moving my muscles to keep them up to speed for the race but...I had a team edition today at work and got to show a lovely group of Lenore Ryne college leaders around the center. I tried to bike and walk as much as possible to keep my muscles moving while working. My ankle swelling is much better today. I tried to shift my weight to my right leg when standing for a while to take pressure off my ankle joints.
Thr Race!- Admittedly I was disappointed when I crossed the finish line and saw that the time clock read 59minutes. It would have been nice to run a little faster and place in the top three ladies and receive a prize...but, moving on beyond my pouting and moping, it was a decent race! I was the 6th lady to cross the finish line. The 5k and 10k races started at the same time and we ran the first half of the 10k race with the 5k runners. This did concern me a bit with pacing in the first 3miles, but I think it worked out. I do think I went out fast in the first half mile but then settled in to race pace when we entered the wooded trails. I felt great and stayed pretty relaxed during the whole race. No one passed me and I was able to race and pass people over the entire distance. I did let my mind get the better of me a bit in the last half mile or so when we came back out of the woods and it was time for a push to the finish. I feel like if I had stayed a little more calm and determined in the last leg I could've had a better final kick.
This was a short week of [not] training. I will try to do a little more time off for recovery between training plans. Maybe 2 weeks off total, including the time off this week, dependin on how I feel.
On to the half marathon next! I have plenty of time before the September 26th Wild Vine Half Marathon. We'll see how well training for this 10k has given me a sturdy mileage base to build on.
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