My friend let me borrow her foam roller and wow, what a difference it made! My knee pain was definitely not as prominent as it normally is during long runs. I used the roller on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. It really helped to loosen up my IT band. Who would have thought something so simple could make such a difference? I have got to invest in one!
This was the first time I ran my long run early in the morning. We planned to leave for Erin Express at 9:30am so I had to run at 6:50am. It wasn't as bad as I thought, but for the first time during training I just did not feel like running. It wasn't until about 6 miles that I started to feel good. I finished the last 5 much more easily than the first 5. It was nice to run a shorter distance of 11 miles. It took me 1:43:51 (9:26 miles). This week, not only do I have to prepare for 17 miles, but my weekly mileage increases as well! Whoa!
203/463 miles complete!
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