Easy run around White Rock Lake
Posted on 06. Jan, 2007 by Brad in Injuries, Training
Today’s run was a nice easy single loop around White Rock Lake. I met Deborah and Goutham at the dog park around noon. We headed counter-clockwise just as we’d done last week, but without the White Rock Creek Trail section and all the mud. The run started out nice and easy and we were holding just under an 11:00/m pace for the first mile. We’d continue this effort all the way around the lake, even on the few uphill sections of the course. At one point, we even dipped under 10:00/m which was suprising given that it was over halfway into the run.
By the 4.5 mile point, my shoulders were getting tired and that was really the only thing that bothered me throughout the run. The soreness on the top of my right foot wasn’t really noticeable and neither was the stubbed big left toe. Though once I got home, I was feeling a small twitch under my right foot in the instep. It felt like a small piece of grass was caught in my sock. I can feel it when I walk barefoot but it seems to go away when wearing shoes. Hopefully that doesn’t get any worse because I have no idea what it is.
We ended up putting in 9.2 miles at a 10:36/m pace. I’ve thought of heading out tomorrow morning for some more mileage but don’t want to press my luck. I will probably just stay in.
