Successful fourth run back from injury

Another good hit out yesterday left me feeling more confident about running a sub 3 hour marathon in Melbourne later this year. I probably won't run again until Saturday (or at least try not to) so I can give my legs a little more recovery time before adding more distance. I'll aim to do some gym work during the week instead. My short-term goal is to be at race fitness and pace for the Sutherland2Surf 11km on July 25th so no need to push the distance yet. If I can finish that race around the 45min mark I'll be very happy.

Yesterday's run was overall slightly faster than the previous one. I was on a good pace for the first three kms but slowed through the second half. Garmin details here

Nothing hurt!

Third run back from injury. Nothing hurt while running and picking up a bit more speed now too. Right knee a little stiff going up stairs an hour after run. Looking forward to my next run now :)

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Second run and calf is good

I repeated the Domain/Kings Cross 6km route this evening, wearing my 2XU compression socks and my calf felt fine again the whole time! Very encouraging. My knee felt pretty good too but still does not feel 100%. The only issues were my left hammy and once I had finished, my right achilles was a slightly noticeable but nothing major like it was before the month off running. Overall, a good run but I may get some acupuncture on the left hamstring and do some heel drops for the achilles.

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