Week 3 Day 1

Holy christ is it hot out there today!!!!! At the moment it's 87, but "feels like 91". Obviously that person is not running. :-)

So week 3 seemed like a steep jump in distance. Running 1:30 and walking 4:00 minutes - ten times. Ended up running over 4 miles, and, let me tell you, my calves feel it. They feel great, but they will be sore tomorrow.

That's going to be the largest hurdle for me long term with the Five Fingers. It's a killer calf workout. Don't get me wrong. My calves look even more amazing than they used to! The calf, however, is a slow muscle to develop, so it will take some time. I'm thankful to have a standing job so that my muscles stay loose during work and I actually seem to be gaining recovery time through this.

By the way, I just need to let you all know how excited I am to be back on the trails again. It's been a year, and I had forgotten how much I missed it.