Still Running Easy After the TC 10 Mile

Three weeks ago was the Fall Classic Duathlon, and then two weeks ago was the TC 10 Mile. My left calf was sore post-race, so I babied it.

Last year, I went out for a pretty normal harder long run 8 days post-race, and my calf wasn't ready - it was SORE, but I "worked through it" and then skipped a few runs in November because it still hadn't gotten any better.

This year, I've ONLY had easy runs since those races. And my "long run" 8 days after the TC 10 Mile was shorter and with MUCH LESS effort. Last year, I did 12 miles with the middle 7 harder. But this year, I only did 8 miles with the middle 3.5 or so being "moderate," not hard:

A weird "river loop."


Just picking up the pace a BIT and not going too hard miles 2.5-6.

That was Monday. On Wednesday's run, my calf felt about 99%!! I still took it easy on yesterday's run, and things are looking good! Maybe I'll finally have a "normal" long run on Monday for the first time in about 4 weeks (and just over 2 weeks after the TC 10 Mile).