Half way mark

Sorry I haven't updated in a week. Last week went well. I had to tweak my normal schedule to help me get prepared for my girls weekend in Minneapolis. So, I ran Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday instead of Tuesday-Thursday and Saturday. My medium run was on Tuesday the day after a horrible storm. We had tornado warnings Monday night and had to seek shelter in the stairwell of our condo building for just over a half an hour. We were OK and the lightening show that evening was amazing! However, come Tuesday morning, it was evident that it was a horrible storm. So many trees were uprooted, large branches littered the parks and trails. A couple of light poles were laid out like a truck had run them over. By Friday, many of the trees and branches still lay where mother nature threw them. I ran my 10 miles on Friday morning and then jumped into a car 2 hours later for an 7-8 hour car ride to Minneapolis. My muscles were so tight that evening and Saturday. Then on Sunday, back in the car I go for another 8 hour car ride home. Monday morning, sore again.

I woke up Tuesday morning and ran my last 3 mile run with no troubles until I got home. My right leg from my soleus to my ankle is in a lot of pain. I decided to not run this morning and hope to continue icing and heating it today. I did a lot of that last night. I am really upset and worried about this. I am just over the half way mark of the training regimen and now I am looking at another soleus issue. This is the right leg this time and not the left, so that makes me a little more hopeful that since I have caught this so early I will know all of the exercises and treatment to help rectify this as soon as possible. I am still pushing for my 15 mile run on Saturday. I really need to keep up my training. I think I will get up to the gym today and bike or do the elliptical to help keep up my cardio for Saturdays run. Wish me luck!