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Raced Boilermaker 15k a few weeks back (3/4 of race uphill) with around an 8:20 min/mile pace. Hadn't run much leading up to it, but still had a very strong showing until hill-bonk at mile 7ish to kill my sub-8 pace.

Very sore the days after the race = calf strains (both), but more-so in the left. Was able to get two runs in before shutting it down for 1 1/2 weeks. Biked a lot in between.

Started running again, but way behind in distance runs. Ran a 10-miler last weekend (15-miler on the schedule) where I had to stop twice and shit in the woods. Awful.

Solid week of running after that so far - a 4-miler and an 8.5 miler (back to back). Taking today off and then running a 4 miler tomorrow and then a 12-miler on Saturday night or Sunday morning.

Marathon speed may very well be out the window, but it's not too late to recover endurance and still post a very decent time.

Here's hoping I don't over-work myself and lead to further injury. So far so good...

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