Two weeks back, after posting 10K everyday for 7 days, my quads, IT bands and the right knee was a mess. To give them some rest, I stayed off the running trail for a whole week. Went back to the trail this afternoon hoping to put in a short run to test out how the recovery has been. And while those unsuspecting muscles and joints were not watching, quietly put in a half marathon in 2 hours and 10 minutes. I am pretty sure I am going to pay for this tonight 🙂

Slight threat of rains and the Chalupa group quickly thinned down to three today…

Have a very full day today. So finished my run this morning in pitch darkness on the dirt roads near my house. We shall not talk about what was that cold thing I felt in my feet and we shall certainly not talk about what I might have stepped into that make my shoes stink to high heaven 🙂

But I did achieve a first time feat – a week of seven consecutive (daily) 10K runs…

Another 10K this morning…

Slow 10K trail run in a breezy Fall afternoon…

The bad news around the advent of fall is all the allergies that kick in during and after runs. The good news though is the higher speeds over longer distances in the cooler temperatures. This morning the temperatures were in 50s. That let me shave off quite a few seconds off my pace – ultimately finished it at 8:50 min / mile.