I ran to school this morning. I took off a little quicker than normal because I was a little late in leaving the house, and after a couple miles my right calf started to complain. I think that my legs were just tight after the 400's last night, and by starting out quickly I didn't give my body the chance to relax into the pace. Anyhow, I ended up stopping a few times to stretch the calf, and to massage it out. Kimia ended up picking me up just before I got to school as she was coming to drop off a poster for me, so I only ran what I will call 8.3 miles (instead of 8.6) in 1:02:35. My leg kept hurting after I got to school, and as I was walking back from class it was bothering me a lot. Luckily, it started to feel better and did not hurt at all as I was walking around campus later on in the afternoon. I am going to massage some here at school, and hopefully get the leg feeling good enough to run home. PM: I ran home in the evening, running 8.6 miles in 1:09:10. I ran so slow because I was trying to be careful so as not to make the calf worse than it already was. After about 1.5 miles my calf started to feel pretty tight, but I didn't experience any pain running home, so I ended up making it all the way. All in all I am happy with the run, as I made it home and I don't feel like I hurt myself any worse.
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