Week 4: Moving along

This weekend's long run was the same 8ish miles, so no new milestones to report. It's actually come at a good time because I'm trying to get my left leg to heal. I skipped on Friday's shorter run to try to give it some time to rest, and I'm glad I did — I was able to run the entire 8.5 miles without using my shin splint brace! Hurray!

The pain now is in my calf, which I actually suspect was originally caused by using the brace for my shin. The problem with protecting one part of your leg is that the other parts have to take extra force to compensate for it. I've been doing a lot of stretching lately, which seems to be helping.

This week's mid-week runs are longer than they have been. I ran 4 miles this morning (for the 4th of July, woo!) and I'll have 5 to run on Wednesday. The longest we've had to run so far on our own is 4. I'm going to hopefully try getting up early on Wednesday to run, while it's cooler outside.

Fundraising-wise, I'm now ranked #4 on the Connecticut Nike team! It's really exciting, but at the same time, I have a long way to go. I'm hoping to get some corporate sponsorship letters out this week, and start planning a neighborhood can drive. I also need to start thinking about next month's event in West Hartford Center, so I can be sure that it is awesome!

I hope everybody enjoys the holiday and the short work week!