Another long run in the books to get to the Great Turtle 1/2 Marathon. For the most part it went fairly well, but toward the end...it got a little sketchy.
I expected my right Achilles tendon to be tight and sore the entire run...and it was. I anticipated possible calf tightness and it came on about 3/4 of the way into the run. I planned on running a negative split 10-mile run...and I did. What I wasn't planning on was my left Achilles tendon getting as tight as it did within two miles of the end of my run.
Because I decided I would only run twice a week and cycle on the days I don't run, I had to make my run count. I kept the pace I had set for my return trip, which was faster than the first half of my run. I didn't quite hobble into my driveway at the end of my run, but I was very close to it. I realize I'm operating on a thread here and certainly it is not preferred, but I think I can do this balancing act well enough to get me through my only fall race.
Hangin' on.
Peace.
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