"You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step." - Martin Luther King, Jr.
I really have no plan. Normally, I have a plan for everything, but I don't have one right now. I downloaded an outseason training plan from Garmin; it's scheduled in my calendar and is not due to start until November 16, but I'm not sure whether I want to use it or not. If I decide to do a spring marathon, the plan for that would start on February 7, 2016. (It's also already in my Garmin calendar. See, I like plans.) My mindset right now is that the best thing for me to do is just run. And today, run I did...
Today the legs felt stiff at the start, but this time the feeling didn't pass. In fact, I started feeling different little aches and pains throughout the run. Since I have (sadly) so much experience re-starting after long lay-offs, I recognize them as my body's way of putting everything back in its rightful spot. I'll be fine. Since I picked up running again in 2006, I have never been injured from a repetitive use injury. A couple of turned ankles and a strained knee from stepping in a pothole, mind you, but I classify them as accidents. As for the run itself, I went a little longer and a little faster than yesterday, and it felt great. I didn't want to stop.
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