The day after my 10K race my legs burned! Given that the distance wasn’t particularly long compared to my recent running, I think the 200m sprint at the end was to blame. My thigh injury was still niggling though, so I decided to have another week of rowing and cycling at the gym in the hope of finally getting 100% fixed. It definitely felt better as the week progressed and by Friday it was completely normal most of the time. Therefore I decided to give it a go today and see how I got on. At the two mile point where I could have cut back the leg felt good so I carried on and ended up heading down to Finsbury Park and back. By the end of the run there was a bit of an ache but no pain like I had before which I’m hoping is a good sign. A day of total rest tomorrow, and hopefully it’ll be feeling good enough to get back to proper training next week.
| Lap | Time | Distance | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 1:15:41 | 7.9 mi | 9:31 min/mi |
| 1 | 17:16 | 1.80 mi | 9:34 min/mi |
| 2 | 20:45 | 2.20 mi | 9:26 min/mi |
| 3 | 20:57 | 2.16 mi | 9:42 min/mi |
| 4 | 16:41 | 1.78 mi | 9:21 min/mi |