I didn’t edit that last post because I was really tired after going out Saturday morning for 16.2 miles in the Lotusgebirge. The .2 was for the Corps. I went slow and it took me 3.5 hours. I haven’t looked at the GPS total, but I think I got at least 1500′ of climbing in that distance. In addition to the terrain motivating me to go slow, I went slow in order to preserve my stiff leg as much as I could. After a great vacation, it felt much improved. After a week of work, it felt like I had gone backward considerably. I took off feeling very unsure about it. Quite interestingly, by the end of mile ten, there was no pain there. In fact, over the next 24 hours after my run, there was zilch for pain. The key seems to be that sitting, and DRIVING, really cause it to tighten up. The running actually loosened it. Maybe I should start riding the bus to work so I don’t have to wiggle my foot in traffic for an hour each way! As I sit here typing, I can feel it tightening a little. I followed the guidelines of the UCD Nutritionist and had zero weight change over 16 miles. In fact, it was the first time I have ever gone out for a run and come back feeling very much like I used to feel after a long bike ride, which is to say that I was muscularly hammered, however, I wasn’t horribly drained or pounded.
Chris
