It feels good to be back running again, though I’d be much happier if I was running out in the parks and on the roads. For now, I’m focusing on interval workouts on the treadmill, with the idea being that the treadmill can precisely dictate the pace.
For the first two weeks, I ran four half mile intervals at 8:27 pace, but in my last two workouts I started to step up the effort. I’m now up to six repeats, with the middle two at 8:00 pace! The overall workout is fatiguing to me and after the seemingly light effort of only 3 miles, albeit at a good hard pace, caused me to take a long nap in the afternoon and to be super hungry in the evening! I’m fine with that though – as I build up my training again, I’m sure I’ll get used to the effort. I still find the treadmill to be a boring workout, especially since I’ve been doing it without music, but since the repeats are limited to 4-4:15 at a time, I have been able to get through the repeats one at a time, and in that way, get through the whole workout.
The only injury issue I seem to have at the moment is a sore right heel. It’s not in the spot where I’ve felt plantar fasciitis in the past, and it doesn’t yet bother me when I run, so for the moment will keep my eye on it, and try self massage to see if I can keep it loose. My achilles has seemed tender on that side too, so I wonder if it is an achilles issue. Hopefully it stays at bay.
