Seven In The Sun

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Where is this crazy February weather coming from? High 60’s tonight and expected temperatures in the mid-70’s for the next couple of days! Not that I’m complaining of course…

Tonight’s run was definitely going to be an easy mid-distance run with no heroics and no foolish race against the clock like yesterday. Saturday’s race and Sunday’s brisk 5 miler actually took a lot out of my shins and they’ve felt quite tender all day long, so the decision was made to stay off the road as much as possible and find some soft grass to run on instead. Oh yes, my planned pace was somewhere between 7:30 and 8:00 minutes per mile.

More of a precaution than anything else, I taped both shins and set off into the sunshine. The warm air felt great, but to be honest the run was actually quite uneventful. I headed to the local soccer fields and, as you can see from the MotionBased map, ran up and down, corner to corner to make sure I stayed on the grass. The soft surface felt good and helped minimize the impact to my shins, but soon I was on my way home and back on the concrete.

I also managed to stick to a sensible pace. Each of the seven miles were between 7:31 and 7:46, so it was nice to log some easy miles without too much stress to the system. Not sure what the plan is tomorrow, but with temperatures in the mid-70’s I’ll be sure to run outside and save a treadmill workout for later in the week when the weather takes a turn for the worse.