Ouch. Still a bit sore from my long run on Saturday. I am sure it was a factor of running late (7pm) and having much more energy and altertness than my usual 6am, but it was a great run! I brought Beemer along which I don't usually do when I'm strapped for time in the AM and, save for a few stops to sniff and poop, he was a good companion. I set out to do 4ish miles, but ended up doing over 5.5 and could have kept going, energy-wise. But I could already feel achy-ness in my knees and I knew that that point no matter how much I stretched, I'd be sore the next day (or next two days as it turns out). And at that point, I was dragging Beemer.
I still managed to get in 3.5 or so this morning, but it was slow going for awhile.
A few observations -- there are not nearly as many streetlamps in our neighborhood as I thought. It was DARK. Next time I run at night I'm going to try to map a more well-lit route. And you can fend off a neighbors escaped dog who starts chasing you (Beemer) by yelling at it like a lunatic on the side of the street. Lastly, I need to keep an eye on my knees. The quad soreness is fine, but the knee soreness worries me a bit.
I have a cross train/strength day tomorrow. I think I'm going to replace "cross train" with "stretch"
Until next time... Laura
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