Sun 5/19 - AM 65 minutes incl. 5k road race

Back to shameless road whoring mere hours after the unsuccessful try at a mediocre track 10k. Having pulled this same double off last year I figured I could do it again, but the chronically tight and stiff calf added an unwelcome wrinkle this time around. Woke up with right leg feeling like hell, as expected. Did some compressions on the foam roller in the parking lot after arriving at the event site, and a few minutes more before heading out to warm up on the course. This left scant time to do drills and strides before the gun went off, and hammie was feeling pinched. Sizing up the competition I realized immediately that third place was the best I could hope for and sure enough that's where I found myself within seconds of the gun. Tried to establish a gap the first, modestly uphill mile and then ideally cruise from there. Overdid it a bit the second half of the race in terms of keeping a gap over the next guy but better safe than sorry. Moved up a spot in the standings when the guy in front of me missed a turn in the final 800m. Overall the effort felt more strenuous than the finishing time, which was slower than last year. Partly this might be from the warm breezy conditions but mostly it was a reflection of the reduced range of motion and effective strength in the right leg. Cooldown a very slow jog along the nearby rail trail.