5 Miles...Like Butta!

Back on the trail today after doing a cross training day yesterday. Actually, yesterday was supposed to be a strength day, but I just wanted to take it easy, so did a 20 minute swim/water run, then just did a little bit of stretching in the sauna. Today, I ran 5 miles at Standing Bear Lake. It was cool and cloudy today, so I decided to buy a pair of lightweight running gloves and hat to wear, and also got a compression long sleeve shirt to wear under my running jacket. I stayed toasty and warm, with a temperature around 41. The first part of the run was harder than I would have thought after my big mileage days this past weekend. But, part of that was probably anxiety too, since I had to run off trail, along the street, in the mud for about 1/2 mile on the west side of the lake. Yuck! Hated that part. Anyhow, quickly got into the groove though, and the miles ticked off after that. My heart rate was a little higher than I would have liked, with a run average of 149 bpm, so I tried to consciously slow it down a little with deep belly breathing, and it helped a little. I am having a little bit of calf pain in my right leg tonight, higher than the pain I had last week. I didn't get to stretch as much as I would have liked after the run, so I probably just tightened up a bit. I just have to keep telling myself everyday, "Slow and steady wins the race." "Complete, not compete."