Today I wanted to run my 5 mile loop, as it has been quite a while since I've done it. I've done some short runs (between 2 and 4 miles) in the past couple weeks that I haven't posted about - largely because they are relatively inconsequential for actual training, and their goal has mostly been just to get back into a groove. One of the things I've been noticing is that the muscles on the sides of my lower legs - the ones that seem to control the up and down movement of the foot about the ankle - seem to have gotten weak fast. Only a mile or so into a run, and those muscles will be sore and feeling strained.
I've also noticed that my shoes feel somewhat flat. It is kind of surprising, because they only have about 180 miles on them and have only been used for a few months - but I am a little suspicious of the possibility that some of the strained feeling in those muscles might be due to the shoes starting to lose their padding.
So the main goal for the 5 mile run was to take it easy, not care at all about time - but try to maximize the number of times my feet hit the pavement, in an attempt to build up those muscles again.
Total Time: 54:53
Total Distance: 5.25 miles
Avg HR: 157
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