Took all the advise from Facebook friends today to see how the left leg would hold up. Raghu’s suggestion to slow down probably made the biggest difference. Slowed down to a 12 min/mile pace but stayed with the hills instead of the flat trails. Like Stephen and Grace suggested – did the full stretches and hot tub thing too. As much as I hate foam rollers, decided to try that too as Grace had suggested.

The run itself was not too problematic. The uphills were a little more stiffer that normal but overall, not an issue. At the end of the run, I realized I was stiff like I have been experiencing in the recent past.

But here is the good news. Doing a lot more stretching and the foam roller did get rid of most of the stiffness. The leg is definitely feeling better now.

I am thinking of taking a blood thinner for the next few days before any run. Also, I am going to change shoes to lot more cushioned ones. Got some good tips from my friend Bob VanderMeer.