Monday - Charlestown, RI - 9 miles
It's brutally hot this week with temp in the 80s/90s. Working from home so I did a lunch loop from my house along Route 2 and then took the Narragansett Trail back to Old Coach. I carried a water bottle but depleted it quickly and between that and the somewhat snappy pace I was pretty beat but the time I hit the woods. Had to walk for a bit but found my mojo again once I hit Old Coach and returned to a snappy pace to finish it off. A hose off in the yard afterwards was necessary.Brought Ezri to the Chariho fun run. This time she wanted to run the 1 mile but told me I wasn't allowed to run. So be it. She ran an 8:27 which isn't too shabby. Then she told me to line up with the 3 milers. Hadn't been planning on it but got in there and gave a decent effort though it was hard work keeping the young kids in sight. 6:20ish pace which isn't so bad considering the heat and previous miles on the day.
Tuesday - 0 miles
As usual Tuesday is a rest day with no running. I did set a new forearm plank PR of 5:19!Wednesday - East Providence, RI - 8.5 miles
Ab Ripper X (15 minutes)Ran a big loop at lunch. From the office I went up through Pawtucket and then came back down the Blackstone running path. My stress fracture injury was stinging after about a mile which was worrisome. Hadn't felt it in some time. At the midway point I passed over the Seekonk River and there was a gigantic school of fish that I stared out for a few minutes until clouds and waves hid them from my view. When I began running again the leg discomfort was gone. Despite the 80+ temps there was a nice breeze throughout this run which helped. Pushed the pace a bit on the 1.5 mile Blackstone path segment and picked up a person best. Good run but my legs were pretty tired later in the day.
Thursday - Seekonk, MA - 6.4 miles
Another hot one. I didn't want to run in the sun some I picked some trails along the Ten Mile River bikepath. After a couple miles I decided to stretch it out into a loop and then just not run tomorrow to give my legs a rest before the Beaver race. Tired by then end so hopefully I haven't run too much before Saturday.Friday - 0 miles
No running today. Tomorrow's looks to be the hottest of all week but with the race in the morning in the woods of Chepachet hopefully it won't be too bad. I do have a gig tonight so that'll wear me out. No rest for the weary!Saturday - Chepachet, RI - 11 miles
Run with the Beavers 10 mile trail race. 11th overall. Official time: 1:19:36. Report to follow.Sunday - Exeter, RI - 1 mile
My left calf seized up something awful after the race. Very sore today and I'm hobbling around. My right knee is also sore from jamming it during the race. Family went for a walk around Browning Pond in Arcadia. Legs okay after moving a while but any rest and very sore otherwise. Calf painful to the touch.
Weekly Mileage: 35.9 miles
Year to Date: 552.9 miles
So a successful return to racing, though it left my trashed. Still I'll take it. Now to continue to keep the mileage up as I hopefully look towards longer races in the fall.
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