Painful Calves and Future Plans

So today is my first day back to work after my little run on Sunday. My rear calf muscles are still in pain when I walk, sit or breath. I did not sleep well last night due to these muscles throbbing most of the night. They actually felt worse last night and this morning than on Sunday after the race. I think these are the muscles that are most directly effected by the hard road surfaces. It took a couple days after the last marathon before these started feeling better. I think this time it will be no better.

Today is my sweeties birthday, I offered to take her out tonight to her favorite restaurant, but she said she might take a raincheck until the weekend. One of her colleagues is sick so she has to work for two this week.

I am swamped with work as well, maybe it will help keep my mind off the pain in my legs. I may take a short walk during lunch to loosen up the muscles a bit. It can’t be any worse anyway (I hope).

So anyway I’m signed up for my next race, the Brandenkopf Mountain Run on October 9. It’s ONLY a 10K race. What is interesting is that the Finish is 700 meter (2,300 feet) higher than the start. Guess that’s why they call it a mountain run! This will be my chance to prove that I am part mountain goat.

In any case this week I am trying to reframe from any running. Today this is not an issue, believe me! If my legs feel better I may take a short run this weekend to see how the legs are doing. I hope to be back in training mode by next week.

I am not exactly sure how my training schedule will look for the rest of the year. For the next month or two I will be training for various 10K runs which are available in our area (almost every weekend). My next longer races are in January, a 15K run and February, a 20K run. Then we’ll see.