Fire and Run
Apparently there are over 800 fires burning in Northern California now, so the air quality is incredibly bad. It didn’t stop me from a mid-day 6-mile run, though. Headed out to the bike trail along the river. The first three miles was so-so (26:33), but the next three were a lot better — 23:39, 7:53 pace. To cool down I walked down to the river and stopped to watch an otter frolicking in the water below. I also saw a turtle swim nearby. It’s amazing how much wildlife there is in the middle of this metropolitan area.
Monday I did a night time run of about 5.8 miles in around 46 minutes, averaging a bit under 8 min/mile pace. The temperature was cooler so it was much easier to sustain the brisk pace and it felt great.
My Achilles has not been as irritated after the last two runs as it was after my speed work last week, so I’m hopeful that as long as I keep the pace steady and reasonable I can avoid reinjury and see it get better. Still hoping to stay on track for my fall 10K program.
June 26, 2008 at 9:02 pm
Glad you’re not in danger. Your running sounds so awesome. I need to regain my focus.