A.M. I opted for a calf test on the Track at East rather than a long run where I might get far away and then be forced to run back on an ailing achilles.
It was extremely windy this morning so effort/pace was significantly higher than normal.
I warmed up and ran 2 x 2000 at 7:00 pace, achilles felt great.
2 x 1200 at 6:20 pace, it didn't hurt, but definitely reacted to this pace.
1 x 800 in 2:53. Felt fine during, but flared up after.
Right now 7:00 pace seems to be safe and 6:20 may be tolerable for a rep or 2, but sub-6 is too fast.
One thing clear is that my calf has healed but my achilles has not, so its now officially an achilles issue. Its also clear that I need to stretch more consistently. The full ASTYM rehab protocol calls for stretching 4x/day, which I have not been doing. My left calf (left achilles is bad) is shorter and tighter than my right one and needs to be lengthened. This was the case before St. George, but seemed to resolve as I followed the full protocol and my achilles healed. It was a non-issue for the marathon and really took about 4 weeks of aggressive treatment before I could sprint on it. I'm hoping things work out as well or better this time because I have experienced it before.
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A.M. Weight = 175.9 | 