Fri 4/11 - PM 85 minutes easy

Track Road to Area 51. Ankle feeling better, no more sharp pain after stopping. More tired today than I had expected, which kept the pace on the easy side, and the strides near the end relatively pokey. 20 degrees cooler than yesterday, overcast again.

Thu 4/10 - PM 60 minutes easy

Loop in Wellesley to Elm Bank and back. Left ankle still sore, not as pronounced during the day as it was yesterday. During the run I made three brief stops and upon resumption of running after each one, there was acute pain in the area that persisted for about 20-30 seconds before it simply disappeared and relatively normal range of motion returned. Very odd. Hopefully this represents part of the progression of this issue from a discrete cause (rolling it in on Monday) to an eventual resolution. Other than that, felt as I would expect for a run like this. Much warmer weather today, still breezy of course.

Wed 4/9 - PM 90 minutes easy, Walden woods

Soreness in medial aspect of left ankle got most of my attention today, feeling it the moment I got out of bed and then after getting up from prolonged periods of sitting at work. Not sure to what degree it would work itself out upon starting to run, and while it took a few minutes, it did loosen up. Still felt awkward and unstable. Combined with expected post-workout day fatigue it was a slow-going effort. The awkward twist I experienced Monday has to be the root cause of this, as I rolled my ankle in instead of out. Soreness mostly gone on the lateral aspect but persists on the inside of the ankle. Still sore afterwards, but I'm hopeful it won't significantly hinder training and racing going forward. Time will tell. Warmer today, enough to go bare-legged. Nice to be back in the woods again. In lieu of strides did a sustained pickup the last 800m or so to get the run over with.

Tue 4/8 - PM Bentley 75 minutes incl. long repeats

workout consisted of the following:

1000 - 3:12.5
2400 - 8:00
1000 - 3:12.9
2400 - 7:57
1000 - 3:07

2 minute recoveries between everything. The paces on these reps, needless to say, were quite familiar to me. Hitting the numbers was a breeze, running well within myself. Left ankle stiff and sore all day at work after the awkward roll I took yesterday. At the start the soreness was mainly on the lateral aspect, once the workout started it shifted to the medial aspect and felt quite tender during the recoveries. Will bear watching the next few days. The ill wind hasn't stopped blowing for three days, but thankfully moderated somewhat just as things got started and wasn't much of an issue.

Mon 4/7 - just under 70 minutes

Track Road to Area 51. Moving better than expected through much of the run, esp. with tightness on right knee during the day and waking up in the middle of the night for no reason. Turned my left ankle awkwardly at the 50 minute mark, it remained sore afterwards. Strides on the way in were affected somewhat by this. The rain stopped yesterday but the ill wind persists.

Sun 4/6 - Pm 85 minutes easy, Lincoln woods

First time on these trails in months. Got about 15 minutes into it and felt my energy levels slump, which was not enjoyable at all. Thought about cutting the run short, decided to see if I could muddle through which I was able to do. Eventually felt a little better but overall it was a slog. Legs felt decent nevertheless. The travels of the last two days obviously left a mark, how much and how long-lasting remains to be seen. Dismal dreary weather with an ill wind blowing all day, worst of the rain held off until after I was done.

Sat 4/5 - off

Unable to get to sleep at a decent hour due to being wired after the race being so late last night. Fantastic. Spent the morning and early afternoon in Philly, then 6+ hours in the car driving back with one break to get gas. I was surprised, but shouldn't have been, at how stiff and sore my legs were getting out of the car when it was finally over.