August 9th,  Tuesday

I tested my legs at the cross country practice last night with the Liberty boys team. They were running 1,000m repeats and I ran about 3 minutes  each time they set off and got back in time to catch the finish.  My leg survived  this 4 times without any indication of cramping or any discomfort.  So I guess we’re on the right track.  I chose not to blog about it yesterday because it seemed uninteresting.  But I’m entering into my personal log for the record.

Stats – Stable

Workout-  12 minutes easy jogging

August 10th,  Wednesday,  10:00 p.m.

Walking and 30 minutes after dark

Amid one of the most humid days of the summer, Arlene and I headed  to the mall to do some serious indoor walking.  We walked rather leisurely for over an hour, stopped for lunch,  than walked for another half hour.  After resting at home for about 2 hours I set out in the dark to test the calf muscle with a gentle run.  To my surprise and delight I was able to complete 2.2 miles in 30 minutes stopping occasionally for precautionary calf stretching.  All of this was accomplished with no negative effects experienced in my calf muscle.  I think I will take one more non-running day tomorrow, either on the bike or in the pool, and try for a 3 – 4 mile run on Friday.  My confidence is growing daily that I will be ready for my two race efforts coming up in the next few weeks.

Stats –

I-Mad – 0

a.m.HR – 55BPM

Weight – 155#

Sleep – 8 hours

Workout – Long walk.  +  30 minutes easy run