A Thick Ankle

Workout

7:18 a.m. CT
Warm up: walk .50 mile
Distance: 4.06 miles
Time: 44:40.1
Pace: 11:00
HR Max: 183
HR Ave: 164
At start: 61, 82%, sunny, calm [6:45 a.m.]
At end: 70, 62%, sunny, ESE@3 [8:05 a.m.]
Cool down: walk .50 mile

After all the getting up and down a zillion times yesterday putting down the flooring, I'm a little stiff and achey in some areas, notably hamstrings and back. My hamstrings felt better after the run, but my back didn't. My ankle is still sore and slightly puffy around the outside bone, and it hurts around the Achilles to point my toes very much. Good thing I'm not Twinkle Toes. Outside of the same old dull ache, it didn't bother me during the run and even felt a bit better afterwards. Maybe that was because I stopped. :-)

During the run, I found myself wanting to walk several times, especially between 2 1/2 and 3 1/2 miles. Somehow, I managed to keep going. I kept chanting "bigger, better, stronger, faster" in my head (What, out loud? Are you kidding?) when I wanted to walk, and it seemed to help. That's progress, I suppose. I've also noticed that I'm running a little faster than it actually feels like I am. Perhaps this is because I weigh 10 pounds less than earlier this month? I don't think my conditioning is that much better, yet.

Food

Breakfast: blueberries, grapes, 1/2 Fuji apple.
Lunch: Big veggie salad with red cabbage, cucumber, broccoli, cauliflower, radish, carrot, a few sliced grapes, blueberries, avocado, feta, 1 tbsp ground flaxseed, raspberry balsamic vinegar. Got full so ate the remaining 1/3 a couple hours later.
Supper: whole wheat pita stuffed with hummus, a little feta, & mixed baby greens; lima beans; bosc pear; 4 almonds; a few fresh cherries.

Morning Stats

weight: 145.6 lbs [144.4 post-run]
bf: 29% [28% post-run]
bp: 104/64
pulse: 48 bpm
bg: n/a