Weekend 0314-1509

• The Achilles remains problematic.  I should have just taken a couple of days off ... but I didn't.  I was feeling pretty good yesterday and the weather was awesome.  I was actually feeling pretty stoked Friday night because it seemed to have subsided from injury to "ache and pain" (the difference is a post unto itself, and defined via Jason Hickman).  So I got out ... but after a couple miles, it turned south (see the "Two Mile Rule" from Again To Carthage).  I started doing that hitch to my step that just throws everything off.  So suddenly, I go from doing 7 minute miles comfortably to working to do 8 minute miles because I am running like I have one leg.  And essentially I do because the left one has no push.
• I often say I am slow on the uptake.  I don't say this to be self deprecating.  No, I really believe it.  I miss out on the subtleties people try to present.  Hell, I miss out on direct messages my body gives me.  I was not going to run today, but JZ had hit the movie theatre with a buddy, TZ and KZ were off doing a function with the Girl Scouts.  And it was gorgeous.  Umm - here I come Green Mountain.  Again, I was fine for the first 20 minutes or so and then the wear of the running just broke down any strength around the Achilles.  Ended up hiking a good portion of the up (49:xx) and in the one legged hitch down (35:xx).  Of course, the effort upstairs was easy ...
• Oh yes ... the Garmin.  I have not run the "classic" Green route since I got my Garmin for the holidays.  5.83 miles.  A bit short of the guesstimated seven miles I have had out there for the last couple of years.
• So on whole the week was a setback of sorts because of the Achilles AND my stupidity in not just letting it heal after mucking it on Saturday. 
  • 54 miles on the week, 522 minutes this week (not counting the bike) , ... Month 140 miles, month 1056 minutes; Year 738 miles, 5463 minutes
    • M - 12 miles (2 runs, 5 and 7), 93 minutes
    • T - 5 miles, high incline, 73 min
    • W - 11 miles, with various inclines, 102 min
    • Th  - 11 miles, 90 minutes
    • F - 3 miles, high incline, 40 minutes (followed by 60 min by stat bike)
    • Sa - 5 miles, 38 min
    • Su - Green, 6 miles, 86 min
• I just need to get this thing right and take some time off from running.  So, I am slow ... but think I get this stuff eventually.  I might hit the stat bike as that seemed to give me a nice workout without stressing the bugger at all.