Last night after day shift, I went directly home and went for my long run. I was thinking about it all day long and was actually pretty nervous for it. I was mostly nervous because I was afraid my knees wouldn't hold up or that I would have to call my roomate half-way out and have to get a ride home.
I projected a running time of 100 minutes for my 8-mile run (hence, the name "Octopus" run. Eight for the 8 legs/miles and "pus" for not being a "pus"). I figured I would have to walk a bit and maybe stop to stretch, etc. I was surprised to see that I finished it in 91 minutes, 9 minutes short of my projected time. I would really like to shave more time off the 91 minutes, but for my longest run so far, I really can't complain.
My knees held up alright. I say "alright" because they definitely got tighter 3 miles into the run. The pain and tightness pretty much stayed consistent throughout the run and by the end, I really didn't feel any pain at all. I drank some Recoverite after my stretching and iced the knees, too. It seemed the most fatigued part of my body was my lower back. I have tried to improve my posture, which I hoped, in turn, would help the knees, but by the end of the run, all I wanted to do was hunch over and give my back a rest. Only a little bit of knee soreness after the run. Tonight, I am scheduled for a short 2-miler, which I'll do after work.
Tomorrow is a rest day and then Friday, I have a 6-miler planned. I think the following week I have another long run in store for me, somewhere around 9 miles. I'll definitely need some luck for that one!
I'm stayin' strong and keeping positive!
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