7.5 miles

first song on my shuffle: "everybody" sister hazel

well, that was interesting. i decided to go slower today (probably around 10 minute pace) so that i could just enjoy the run and the weather. plus, i read some article in runner's world about an experiment they did to see who was in better shape - those who ran fast or those who ran long and slow. i think long and slow ended up fairing well, so i figure i'll try it for my training runs that aren't speed workouts.

anyhow, all was going well up until about mile 5 when i got this horrendous pain on the right side of my right leg, just above my achilles tendon. whenever i would step a certain way, it felt like someone was stabbing that area. i stopped and stretched for a couple of minutes and started running again (probably not the best idea). it came and went, but i really didn't want to cut the run short. stupid? yes. especially since my race is two weeks away.

i think i was trying to compensate for the fact that i missed a workout this past week. i told myself i would go and do cross training on friday, but yeah. that never happened. instead, jc and i went to dinner. sigh. food is my kryptonite.

tomorrow: rest day
mileage for the week: 18 miles