AM - 70 minutes incl. 5 mile road race. Not the most pleasant experience for a variety of reasons. Conditions typical for the 4th of July, that is to say infernally hot and humid. Course is one that I've had problems with since the '80s, what with the long steep hill in the third mile that utterly destroys any rhythm. Still had valid reasons to sign up this year, though. Also feeling the blahs, not sleeping that great with the sticky weather at night. The warmup was basically a series of bathroom breaks, lovely. My mood brightened when I saw none of the expected competition on the starting line, thought I could maybe take it easy, but no such luck as I was dropped by 10 seconds or so in the first mile. By a Harvard native no less who should have known better as it turns out, as he cratered at the halfway mark (just before the big hill coincidentally). I was able to play keep away after that. Still, not thrilled to have to push the pace so much the first two miles to maintain some semblance of contact. Mile splits of 5:16, 5:29, 5:47, 5:48, and 5:17. More problematic was the fact that the downhill sections of the course aggravated the right thigh (adductor, iliopsoas) much more than I had even considered. Surprised to find myself hobbling somewhat on the cooldown. I thought I had gotten over the mild strain or whatever from the track session but I was mistaken.
PM - 40 minutes very easy, plus 20 minutes in Walden. Along with every tourist and angler in the area, I had the thought of visiting the pond for a dip. Never seen it so crowded, had to run extra along the shore to find a spot, exactly what I didn't want to do. Right thigh stiffened up considerably over the course of the day, feels stuck, weak and vulnerable. Not especially sanguine about how this will effect the 5k on the track this weekend. Surprising how badly I aggravated it this morning, esp. since I had considered it an afterthought.
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