I was so busy this week that I am just now updating about last Sunday’ s run. I set out to attempt 22 miles, not knowing how my knee/ankle would respond. My previous longest run has been 18 miles. It was a long run! I’ll just summarize – I made it 21 miles. My knee was great and my ankle okay. But I must have had fueling/drinking issues because I
September 15th, 2014
Report on Navy – Air Force Half Marathon
Race weekend began with packet pickup and the Expo being held at Nationals Stadium, which was very cool since I’ve never been there. Of course, there was no game going on that day. The expo itself seemed to be pretty small, but I don’t usually spend a lot of time looking around them anyway. The race started at 7AM, and I was there around 6AM to meet one of my
September 1st, 2014
Two weeks before Navy-Air Force Half Marathon
Things are looking up! First, an acceptable 5 mile run last Wednesday on hills, which did involve some ankle soreness. Then yesterday, a 10 mile run with no knee pain and just mild ankle pain. The main issue with Sunday was that it was HOT! I ran with a friend and we both suffered through 90 degrees with humidity. Our pace was way off because of the heat. But actually