It's been so long since I ran regularly at the lakefront path that I forgot about the parking restrictions. AND GOT TOWED. I couldn't see the sign because the trees were very leafy and hid the sign, which was pretty far away anyhow. Awesome way to end a pretty decent 10 mile run this morning.
I suppose this inconvenience doesn't compare to the time I ran a 50k and had a flat tire. That really sucked. You don't have a lot of strength for tire-changing after running 31 miles.
Oh yeah. I ran 10+ miles this morning. I'm not sure exactly how much it was because it seems in my absence from running on the lakefront path they moved it. I ran the old way and wondered why there weren't any mile markers for what seemed like at least a mile, then on the way back saw that the path sign pointed down a different way - so I followed it and found the mile markers. I also ran part of the way home from the bus that I had to take home since I didn't have a car to drive home. Sigh. I'm slow. I walked some. I actually felt better at the end that at the start or middle and could've gone longer, but I'd passed the spot I parked and saw the lack of car, so wanted to get that figured out instead of tacking on another mile or two.
I had the bus ride home to cool down and stop beating myself up for stupidity. So I decided to stick to my plan and do this yoga routine that I love, and not ruin my whole day.
I've got 3.5 weeks til the half. I'll take it easy next week, then do a 10-12 miler the following week.
My ankle feels ok. It aches all the time and stiffens up if I sit for too long, but it doesn't really hurt or bother me while running, and doesn't seem to get worse when I run. I have some hip discomfort after running, but I'm icing and hoping doing more yoga helps.
Wow! Nice!
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