Easy/Strides: 4 Miles around Castro/Mission

It's shaping up to be one of those days (in a bad way). I started out burning my hand on the steamer of my espresso machine. My left (dominant) hand is now blistering and nearly useless.

I felt alright during the run, still a bit sore from Wednesday's group run, so I threw in a handful of strides. I planned on doubling up today, but near the end of the run, my left foot gave and my ankle sprained. I walked for about half a block and felt good enough to continue running the last half mile home. I've had and trained through worse sprains, so I don't think this will be too big of a set back. I may still be able to get a couple miles in this afternoon, but I'll keep it conservative.

Mileage Summary

This Week

26 miles

This Month (August)

94.5 miles

This Year (2008)

999.5 miles

Today's Run

Workout

Easy pace with 4 strides (~40 - 60m) during the run

Start Time

9:30 am

Total Distance

4 miles

Total Time

35:31

Route

Rolling hills. Ventured through the Castro and Mission

Pre-run

Corn pockets (cereal) with 1% milk

Post-run

Ice and ibuprofen

Pains

Mild to moderate left ankle sprain around mile 3.5. I iced with an ice cup and took 400mg ibuprofen after the run.