Was planning on running 7 today (longest run I have had in awhile). I started out strong and by mile 3 I still felt good. I pulled something in my left calf and it felt achy but no pain; however, I was dying of thirst. I looked for my Nathan hand held water bottle (I had bought mine at Road Runners). Although I do not like running with somthing in my hands, this bottle is great for long runs. When I could not find the bottle, I convinced myself I would be fine. It was cooler today and not humid.
Boy was I wrong. Thankfully a friend drove by. I mimicked drinking water when she rode by in her car and she pulled right over. She only had a used bottle of water with 1/4 left in it--I am not picky and I was desperate. That water was MUCH appreciated. Thank you, W.
I convinced myself by mile 3 that I should run 10 today since next weekend I will be attending the RRCA Coach certification class. I ran to the Middle School--used the porta potty which was not too gross and headed to town hall. I picked a good place for a 60 second reset, my calf was really starting to ache.
When I started back up, I noticed the calf getting worse and I was again THIRSTY. By mile 7, I called the hubby. I never call him. I thought if he brought me water I could finish the run, but with the calf getting worse, I knew I should call it quits and get home to ice.
Split | Time | Distance | Avg Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summary | 01:08:12 | 7.00 | 09:44 |
| 1 | 00:09:59 | 1.00 | 09:59 |
| 2 | 00:09:32 | 1.00 | 09:32 |
| 3 | 00:10:02 | 1.00 | 10:02 |
| 4 | 00:09:32 | 1.00 | 09:32 |
| 5 | 00:09:26 | 1.00 | 09:26 |
| 6 | 00:09:19 | 1.00 | 09:19 |
| 7 | 00:10:17 | 1.00 | 10:17 |
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