Patriot Lake, 1:15 p.m., sunny, 55. Absolutely beautiful day today. Tomorrow is the race, so I didn't want to run much more than 5 miles and wanted it to be on a flat, soft surface. I chose to run 3 laps around the 1.67 mile lake. There are no mile markers, etc., but each lap was with :01 of each other - now that is pacing (12:46.04, 12:46.56, and 12:47.00). I just ran easy and by feel. My throat is still a bit sore and my lymph nodes are now only slightly swollen. The left side of my hip felt somewhat tight, but loosened up. Then, the front of the left hip flexor felt tight. I had a chiro adjustment this week, which really seemed to help. I have been stretching more lately. 5 miles in 38:19 (7:39 pace). |