Resting on Greenrock

RUN 17.1 miles in 3:40 at Greenrock

And so ends my rest week--with a very mild left ankle injury! But this was otherwise a great day. Perfect weather and companions. EK and her AR team joined me and TV for a one way trip up Greenrock.

I had planned kinda poorly for this trip. I skipped some of my usual rituals, like taping my feet and wearing compression socks. I also didn't pack much food. In my head, I was thinking "It's ONLY 17 miles" and so maybe that caught up with me.

The pace and conversation moved fast, but at the same time I was aware of the the first few miles passing slowly. It wasn't until after 2.5 miles that I let that go and just ran. And run I did--I was having a great fast-downhill day!

We paused at the VC for water, and for some reason after that point I never re-settled into the run. I just didn't get the flow back. So it didn't take long before I mis-stepped and turned my ankle! F^CK! It hurt, tingled, then subsided into a pivot-sensitive pain. Of course after this point I'm injury-focused. And what happens when you start focusing on something? You do it! Next thing I know it seems like every rock is a trip-up or pivot point out to get me. I rolled the right ankle a little too, so by the last few miles I was a mental mess. I dropped back to stay focused, which helped but hurt at the same time because of that sense of "they're waiting on me". Oh brain. You need to STFU sometimes....

Later on it was OK, so far no swelling or purpling. Like I expected, nothing too serious?