Well, come tomorrow morning it will be two weeks since I injured my Achilles tendon (right leg). Over the last 13 days I have gone running just once. Last Saturday I went to Erick, Oklahoma for the Do-Wacka-Do Trail Run. The weather was beautiful. Mid 60s at the start. The run was held in the Sandy Sanders Wildlife Management Area. I originally signed up to do the 25 K but decided it would be best not to stress my Achilles too much, so I switched to the 5 mile run. About 20 people were there to run the 5 mile run. The 50 K and the 25 K runs started 30 minutes earlier so I didn't see how many people participated in those. The terrain was rugged but not too rough. The trails were ranch roads. Lots of short scrub mesquite bushes, with a few scattered wild flowers. A bit hilly but not too extreme. A few hundred feet from bottom to the mesa tops. After the first half mile I found myself in the lead. Just cruising along at a comfortable pace. My Achilles was bothering me but not nearly as bad as the week before. I reached the half way point in good time and got a cup of water from the volunteers. One fellow asked me where everyone else was. I told them they were about a quarter mile back. Well after a few more miles I began to doubt I was going the right way. Eventually I backtracked before meeting another runner. Turned out about six runners missed a turn and got off course. So each of us ended up running between 8 and 9 miles. I was rather disappointed to be in the lead the whole way and not even place. I received no apologies from the race officials. So took my banana, my shirt, and a bottle of water and made the long drive home. Don't think I will run this race again.
Well in each of the discussions about Achilles tendon injuries that I read over the past couple of weeks, the runners all stated that the recovery is a long slow process. So, this week again no running. But tomorrow morning I will head to Seminole for the Seminole Nation Days 5K. http://sno-nsn.gov/index.php/culture/seminole-nation-days Test out my legs. Hopefully next week I can ease back into my marathon training. A BQ time may still be a possibility for Houston.
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