Today was my weekly long run. Again I caught a break in the afternoon and was able to get in a precipitation-free session, though everything was damp, and a cold wind kicked up from time to time.
I turned my ankle about a mile into my run on the edge of the sidewalk. Not too badly thank goodness, but enough so that I felt it for a few miles, and it is stiff this evening. I definitely felt the camber of the shoulder of the roads, and had to stay on the right shoulder for a couple of miles because the left side hurt a lot more.
Still, I managed to cover 13.1 miles, half of a marathon, and again it was my longest run since I started training again, a mile more than last week. I managed a decent pace, finishing at about an 8:20/mile average pace. More importantly, I was able to keep the pace steady from start to finish. I was working hard by the end, but I held it constant.
Though still elusive and inconsistent, my form is starting to come back more and more. I had good stretches of five to ten minutes at a time today where I was able to glide smoothly and efficiently, punctuated by moments of falling back into a rougher gait. Until the last three miles where I lost my technique completely to fatigue. The day was tough but overall I am working my way back into shape significantly faster than I expected.
And I'm finally starting to drop a little weight, with effort. I'm down about three pounds from where I started forty days ago. About twelve to go to get back to racing weight. About four or five to go to be comfortable in my blue jeans again.
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