09/13 - 3 Miles 09/14 - 3 Miles 09/15 - Off 09/16 - 4 Miles 09/17 - 4 Miles 09/18 - 5 Miles 09/19 - Off 19 Miles Total Went out and bought myself some bulky trainers, the Brooks Beast. Wait, that is a lie, I did pick up the Asics Speedstars, having spent most of the year doing all of my running in racing flats, running in a shoe with cushioning felt weird. Yet the Speedstar tips the scales at 8.9 ounces, thus still light for a training ...
Took the last three weeks off from running. Have been doing my calf stretches and eccentric calf raises. Monday, went for a six mile run, achilles felt ok, a bit stiff. Then proceeded to run eight miles on Tuesday and it flared right back up. Hindsight, I should have been doing a 4-5 mile runs both day, but I was hoping it would be healed and I could put together a last ditched effort to run Des Moines. No go, took the rest of the week off. Planning on taking another ...