Cloud 9

That’s pretty much where I spent the day – way up on cloud 9.  It was glorious!

To begin with the weather was absolutely perfect this morning.  I didn’t have to wake up super early to beat the heat, so I set off around 6:30.  It was still only about 65 degrees at that point.  The most perfect running weather I’ve had so far. 

Once I got going – you should really see me when I first start running; it starts off as a gimpy limp/run – I could tell I would definitely be able to make it the full 9 miles on my training schedule.  The weather was brisk so I wasn’t sweating to death for a change, and my legs felt great.  I felt mostly comfortable the whole time – just enjoying the day and the fact that I was actually running this far and little to no pain in my shin(s).

By the way, it seems I’ve come up with a solution to my shin splits.  The equation goes something like this:

Icing + Bio Relief + Zensah calf sleeves + more icing + Bio Relief again + shin brace for at least a few hours

It’s a lengthy process but totally worth it because I have zero leg pain right now!  I finally cracked the code.

I’m so incredibly proud of myself.  I finished up in about 1:56.  Not fast by any means, but my goal isn’t to run for time at this point.

I love getting up for my long run and actually achieving my goal – it makes the rest is the weekend so much sweeter.  Looking forward to sleeping in tomorrow and enjoying a lazy day!

Did you run long today or was it a rest day for you?  If so, how far and how did it go?

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