Tough night tonight. Got outside to leave and Garmin was out of juice which was kind of wierd because I had it charging all night. Must have not been seated correctly in the cradle. Anyways, started my run and was planning on heading out past the Bible church and flipping around, (one of my 8 mile routes.) Got out to 3.5 miles and my right leg started cramping up pretty bad so I turned around before the 4 mile mark. Got to about mile 5 and my right calf and shin really started giving me problems, felt like cramping in my calf mixed with shin splints in the front. I slowed the pace down and cut off the main, I ended up running a back route with poor lighting and traffic forcing me to run on the shoulder of the road which at times was muddy and snowy and gucky and gunky. When I got home my feet and shoes were muddy, soaked and very cold. All in all, kind of a crappy little run. I just hope that my leg repairs in the next day or two. I just committed to myself that I would run UVM again in June and I am just starting my training to go for a new PR. I'm sure all will go well in the leg repair. |