Week 10: 0 miles/8 miles/5 miles/16 miles

Took Monday off as a rest day following the A-B Half Marathon. Had a massage. Ran Tuesday. Until about Mile 3 was really considering cutting the run short as my left leg was giving me some problems. I had stretched before the run but the leg felt weak and wobbly. The feeling went away after about Mile 3 and I was fine -- even went an extra mile and pushed it that last mile. I'm also dealing with a black toe on my left foot -- residual from a blister several weeks ago. Big callous on the tip of the toe (second toe). Doesn't give me too much of a problem but it is something that I notice whether running or not. On the 9 mile run yesterday used a Hammer Gel (Espresso flavor) midway through the run which kept the energy levels up. And .... I consider myself very fortunate. The weather report was calling for rain, heavy at times, throughout the day. I started my run around 1 PM, no rain. It stayed dry until my last 15 minutes when it started coming down fairly steadily. Temps were in the low 40s. Grey overcast skies. Wore long tights, REI midweight top, jacket, gloves and headband. I have a short run on Thursday after finishing up work and then rush off to the airport for a flight to Orlando. I'll be running my 16 miles this week in hopefully sunny and not too warm New Smyrna Beach.