K and I headed up to Dallas to visit my mom for Mother's Day this weekend. We typically drive up on Saturday mornings, but opted to drive up on Friday night instead this time so that I could get my Saturday morning run done. And, what better way to do that than connect with old friends? It was great to run at White Rock Lake with some of my long-time friends from my college days. The weather was fairly warm and we had some various paces in our group, but it was a fairly good run overall.
We stayed near SMU for the weekend, so I took K on a short run through campus this morning. My ankle was fairly sore to start, and K observed that I looked fairly gimpy in terms of my form. So, I took it easy and had to stop and start to reduce some of the ankle soreness. But, it seemed better as I continued with the run.
I had a massage today, and Ann sure worked her usual magic! I had a great 5-mile easy run on the treadmill in the evening with no ankle issues at all. Probably the best running form that I've had to start a run throughout the past week.
Tuesday, May 13: Weights + 40 minutes Stairmaster
Cross-training at the gym.
Wednesday, May 14: 6 miles (road)
Hilly run through West Austin with the Sole Survivors. Blessed with lower than normal temperatures and feeling the healing effects from my massage, I had an amazing run! I ran all of the hills - up and down - at a good easy pace. Felt really confident during the run!
Thursday, May 15: 3 miles (treadmill)
Easy run at the gym. Ankle okay.
Friday, May 16: OFF
I saw my PT today for the first time since before NYC last Fall. I felt reassured that my ankle was okay structurally, but my range of motion definitely needed to be worked out. He agreed that I need to continue to balance my runs on the road with runs on the treadmill. I was already on that page!
I had a ridiculously long and stressful day at work, which meant a much later than normal dinner and not much sleep preparing for a 6am long run the next day.
Week 2 Total: 23 miles + 1 cross-training workout
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