Well, the good news is that I ran a solid 8-mile run. In fact, I averaged 6:24 per mile. The bad news is that it was the straw that broke the camel's back. My right Achilles tendon has been tender and sore for a while now, and I've been tracking it and treating it, but still running. My left Achilles started in on the soreness circus as well. In fact, apparently it felt a need to take the lead role. Previously my right Achilles would be tight basically the whole run and then my left would chime in late. The next day my right would be tight in the morning, but then loosen up throughout the day. It seems the left wanted more attention, so this morning it was clearly tighter than my right and forced me to limp. In fact, I didn't just limp around the house in the morning, but also wherever I went all day long today.
At present, I've decided to pull the plug on the Great Turtle 1/2 Marathon. I'll have to live through Maggie vicariously for this one. There is a chance I can switch to the 5.7 mile run, but right now I'm thinking this would be a good time to start taking time off and recovering.
I can start lifting and stretching and working on core work, but I'll stay away from challenging my Achilles.
I'm fairly bumbed out about this but I still think it will be a fun trip to Mackinaw Island.
One of my goals this year was to end my season healthy. No such luck.
I'm back to being patient.
I do hope this isn't the result of my somewhat recently purchased Pearl Izumi running shoes becasue I think they're great. I'll have to look at that as a possibility however. I hope they don't become my next pair of street shoes, but it's possible.
Peace.
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