Fri 11/19 - PM 75 minutes

Longfellow Loop, McMansionville and Ruddock/Thunder. Started with ankle feeling pretty bad, eventually the soreness migrated over to the medial instep, by the end hamstring and adductor got fatigued. Nevertheless, I was expecting worse. Pace faster than normal.

Thu 11/18 - off

Left ankle didn't respond well to yesterday, sore all day. Also very very tired upon getting home from work, ended up sleeping away my only chance to get in a run. Something definitely rotten in Denmark, ankle becoming more worrisome than the thigh and hip on the left side.

Wed 11/17 - PM 60 minutes incl. 10x300

Awkward pretty much the whole way. Left ankle getting worse and this didn't help of course. All the stuff with tib anterior, soreness on instep, etc. no doubt related to favoring whatever the fuck it is I did to my heel back in September.

Tue 11/16 - PM 65 minutes

Area 51, in the dark no less. To think I used to do this regularly and think nothing of it. The only real stumbling was on track road but it was not pleasant, need a headlamp. Tib anterior muscle not quite as sore as yesterday but still not good, limping somewhat the first half of the run until a longish break where I did compressions and direct pressure. Better after that to a degree. Warm and dreary conditions.

Mon 11/15 - PM 55 minutes easy

Brookline to the river and back. Limped the entire time, on the tib anterior muscle mainly which is blasted after yesterday. Felt much better after post-run compressions which should have been pre-run compressions I suppose. Not fun.

Sun 11/14 - AM 80 minutes incl. 5 mile road race

Indulging in athletic tourism again, even though I knew the course was about the worst thing possible for the left leg. Every kind of hill both up and down packed into five miles. Gave it a go anyway, leg survived although the second long steep descent left it somewhat the worse for wear. In the grand scheme of things it's encouraging that I wasn't left completely incapacitated. I do need to stay away from courses with long punishingly steep downhills for the time being. Nice morning, still warmer than average.

Sat 11/13 - AM 65 minutes easy

Area 51. Started slow, very gradually got a bit quicker later on. Stiff all up and down left leg of course after yesterday's run. Left ankle and instep also sore, not something I'd noticed before. Planned on doing a PM shakeout run but too tired for it when the late afternoon rolled around. Warm and sunny morning.