I decided to knock off a quick 1.3 miles before Yoga this evening. I didn't want to repeat the 1.8 miles that left my calves sore for 3 days like last time, because I'd like to take a day off and then do another 1.3 - 1.5 miles the following day. If I were to do 1.8 miles, I'd probably have to take 3-4 days off.
Garmin Results
There's not a whole lot to say at this point. I tried to keep the elevation change as minimal as possible this time around. Last run, I had forgotten a key component of what I found to be extremely helpful last year when I was dealing with the IT band issue - that of proper warm up. It dawned on me after last run that last year I started to warm up slowly, only speeding up as my legs and muscles felt good enough to do so - no pushing them after only 4-5 minutes of running, on the assumption that they were ready to be pushed. So this time I slowed down the pace - evidenced by the last run being a 9:00 min/mile pace (including hills) and this run being closer to 9:45 min/mile (with no hills).
Once again, right around 1.2 miles, my calves started to feel pretty fatigued. Last run, I continued running for another 1/2 mile or so after that, but this time it was only another .1 miles before the run was over. So while there is some soreness, it is minimal.
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