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00:05 New post on my blog: Today's Tweets: 00:05 New post on my blog: Today's Tweets: 00:05 New po.. tinyurl.com/cqcjf8 #

06:22 Wt: 175.6, RHR: 48, BF 17.2%, DWD: 5 #

06:52 Getting ready for my first real long run in 3 weeks. #

07:17 There went that idea, the girls are now awake. I need to wait for my wife to wake up before I can run. No, I'm not waking her up. #

07:51 The Wii's great for the family and all, but the kids STILL need a lot of help getting around in games, even kid games. #

09:29 Wife's awake. Holy cow it's getting warm fast, it's already up to 48! And 48 beats 39 any day of the week. #

09:37 "YOU not a kid. Me am a kid." -- my 4yo daughter, Jenny #

14:53 Mapped 02/28/2009 Route (14.10 mi.) #

14:55 Completed Long Recovery Run. Distance 14.10 mi. Duration 03:07:22 #

15:42 Off to Red Robin. I know, we shouldn't go there so often but the kids absolutely love that place. Little creatures of habit, like mom & dad. #

17:28 I'm pleasantly surprised that my leg pain hasn't reared its ugly head a few hours after running. Woo! #

17:58 RT @News10_CA Radio Legend Paul Harvey Dies at 90 ping.fm/YGpCc 5 minutes #

18:39 At the Cub Scouts Blue & Gold Banquet with my wife and my son. #

21:18 Home at last. Now to do a blog entry for today's run and then go to bed. I can't believe how exhausted I am. #

22:05 New Flickr upload: 2-28-2009 Splits: Gregoriopolis posted a photo: tinyurl.com/bjhfhj #

22:05 New post on my blog: Long Recovery Run/Walk - 14 miles: It was supposed to be a long run, bu.. tinyurl.com/cwgo95 #

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Long Recovery Run/Walk - 14 miles

It was supposed to be a long run, but technically it was a run/walk. I did a lot of walking, but by the end? Those last few miles were all walking.

This was my first "real" run back, and the reason I use quotes is that there were a few runs in between to see how I felt, but nothing serious. Today was to be an all-out, give it what you got, back to the schedule long run. This whole week was, as a matter of fact, and I'm happy to report that I made all three runs.

Anyway, about today. I was doing pretty good toward the beginning, but after the halfway point, things started to go south. I started walking here and there because soreness was starting to set in. It's amazing how quickly fitness can be lost!

Anyway, here's how it looked.



Splits
Mile 1: 9:12.23
Mile 2: 9:22.95
Mile 3: 9:47.12
Mile 4: 9:58.65
Mile 5: 9:53.72
Mile 6: 10:20.06
Mile 7: 12:21.31
Mile 8: 12:40.83
Mile 9: 10:40.46
Mile 10: 11:21.71
Mile 11: 19:21.96
Mile 12: 18:10.01
Mile 13: 20:44.94
Mile 14: 20:48.07

As you can see, things just fell apart at the end, and in the last 4 miles I finally gave it up completely and walked.



All that said, the soreness I was feeling was entirely from not running for a period. The pain from my injury was for the most part gone. I could tell there was something going on, but nothing to stop me from running. This is great! Now I need to work on my stamina and speed, which will come just from running again.

After this run, last week was 25 miles, my highest mileage in almost a month.

Meanwhile, on the way home from work on Friday, I got a call from Fleet Feet to let me know my foam roller's come in! When you purchase $250 in merchandise from them, they email a $25 voucher to you. I now have a $25 voucher, along with a $5 coupon that I got from the Get Your Game Back seminar. The foam roller will be free.

I'm glad to be back.