Went for a tempo run tonight to test things out for a possible run in the Ray Tanner 5k this weekend. At this point it's still a no go for this weekend. The dog and I did an 8:00 mile warmup (He's really liking the cooler weather and he's leading the way instead of being dragged). I reset the watch and ran a 6:30 min/mile pace for 1.5 miles and then slowly jogged another half mile. I felt some tightness in my right hip flexor which is probably related to my injury last week. I still have a small amount of tightness in the quad when I stretch it. I did not really try to push it since the ground was wet and I'm still working on recovery from the strained muscles 7 days ago.
No sense in paying money to race if I'm not 100%. I'll just do speedwork that I can bail out on if things go south. I'm worried the excitement of a real race could result in me pushing myself into a real injury.
Also.. note to self, don't eat Rush's food an hour and a half before a run.
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