Had a very strong 5.9 mile run on Wednesday night over the Williamsburg Bridge and back. My wife was away for the night so a late night run was out of the question – I needed to get home from work quick and get an early run in before relieving the babysitter. Therefore, I was able to get a nice early start after work, home by 6 and out on the street at 6:30.
Felt great right from the start. I think it was because of the early time. If I go out at 9 or 10 PM, or early in the morning, my energy usually does not feel like it is at peak. Also, the weather was perfect. It was 41 degress, and very little wind. Since I was feeling so good, I pushed it from the start. Especially on the way back, I pushed the pace up the bridge and kept the intensity over the last mile after the bridge. I finished in 52:15, 8:51 pace. It was my 2nd fastest time on this course. It was just a beautiful night, and the J/M trains on the bridge proved to be good pacing partners! Most interesting site was the gridlock on Delancy St with traffic backed halfway up the bridge…
Then, yesterday morning, woke up with a knot in my upper left shoulder. This does tend to happen to me when I step up the upper body workouts at the gym. I’ve been to the gym twice a week since the marathon, and I guess overdid something. Thankfully it is not very bad and is feeling better today. Since I was already a bit out of commission yesterday, I decided to take care of a nail issue. I’ve shedded a couple of bad toenails in the last 4 months of intense (for me at least) training. One of the new ones coming in was somehow a bit split and created this odd growth. I’ve tried to trim it to correct form to no avail. So, yesterday I just yanked the old bad part out. Toe will be a little tender for a couple of days, but then the nail should grow back in nicely.
My next event is volunteering Sunday at the Joe Kleinerman 10k. (2009 New York City Marathon here I come) Forecast? Snow! Maybe…
