Dear James, Daniel and Emily,
Today's Run
Good run, and walk today. Ran 4+ miles, then eased to a walk to avoid overdoing it, plus biological needs. My legs and knee felt fine during the run itself. And the more I thought about it, and really analyzed where the soreness came from Monday night and after the more I came to realize that it wasn't joint pain in the knee. Instead it was muscle soreness right at the top of my calf, and my lower hamstring. Probably a result of the long Sunday run which topped off a big week of more than 20 total miles.
Which brings me to the crucial point. I think I need to learn some better methods and tools for my recovery, particularly after these longer runs. Yes, part of it is just age, I know my muscles don't recover as fast as they used to (or at least I assume they would have if I had ever actually pushed them). But I figure there have to be some skills and strategies I can learn to minimize the soreness and speed up the recovery. So that's a new research project for me.
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