Today I ran 14.25 miles in 1:45:48. I hit the 14 mile mark at 1:43:59. I did my usual warm-up mile and then increased it by .2 mph for each of the next three miles. I then ran miles 4-8 at 8.1 mph; then ran at 8.2 mph for .5 miles and then increased to 8.3 mph from 8.5 miles until 10 miles. I then ran the next quarter mile at 7.5 mph; then the next quarter mile at 7.8 mph; then the next 1.5 miles at 8.1 mph. I ran the last 2 miles at 8.3 mph but ran the last 200 meters at 8.6 mph.
My hip is feeling much better today. An interesting development with it though. It would seem that I have pinched a nerve in that region as my whole outer thigh (or Vastus intermedialis m.) muscle is numb. It is not like I have no feeling, but it is definitely numb. You know when you have been to the dentist and you get your mouth numbed, then you try to feel it. It feels just like that (and I don't like it). Unfortunately, there is not much I can do about it. It does not seem to affect my running. But more importantly, I hope I am not injuring anything in there because I cannot feel it.
Oh, and you might wonder why 14.25 miles instead of sticking with my standard whole miles? Well, I wanted to get to 2,000 calories burned : )
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