is get better

On the Tuesday following the Sunday walk/run, I ran the 5K loop of the Glory Days run and felt fine except the leg didn't seem the same as its counterpart.  I decided to take Thursday off but I ran 12K on Sunday.  The leg felt fine during and immediately after the run but it was sore the next day.  I have been resting, stretching, and icing it all week.  I intend to test it on Tuesday.  Kim Slater is completing a province wide run along the Enbridge route and we are to meet her at Butze and run in the rest of the way with her.  If I run from my house and then cut out on the way back it will be about 6K total and I will likely be resting after the first 3K.  That should be a good test and then I will do little for the rest of the week and then test it with a longer run next Sunday.  It looks like we will be in town for the Cannery half-Marathon so I can prepare a little better for both it and the Victoria race in October.  It is very frustrating right now.

is overcome my first injury

The day after Sunday's 18K, I felt pain in my right groin, actual pain.  Lifting my knee to my waist hurt.  Getting in and out of the car hurt.  I decided to take Tuesday and Thursday off to rest it.  On Friday, I did some very light run/walks with Kyrie and it felt fine.  On Sunday, we were supposed to run only 12K so I decided to give it a try..

After about 5.5K, I felt a slight twinge so decided to turn back.  I walked much of the way, jogging short distances and then stretching my leg to see how it felt.  I didn't feel pain.  I did run the last kilometre when my running partner caught up to me.

The leg feels fine 12 hours later but I still want to be careful with it.

On the way back I decided to time myself walking.  I walked 1K in 8'44".  Last week, I ran 18K in just under 110 minutes.  8'44" x 3 is just over 26 minutes.  If I had to walk 3K, I would finish in 2 hours 16 minutes - one minute over my goal.  That gives me lots of leeway when I run the half marathon in October.