Yesterday, after work, I put on my new Brooks running shoes and went for a long run. (Note: It was raining pretty hard, though not when I started.) I was shooting to go around 4 miles because that’s my long distance these days. I ran from my corner to the park and then three times around the park. I thought I’d also run home too, but my calves were feeling really sore and I thought it best to stop there. Turns out that I ran 4 1/2 miles! I had run for over an hour, as I still go pretty slow, averaging a just under a 14 minute mile. Not fast, but not bad, in my opinion. Needless to say, after walking home, I was incredibly sore. The muscles in my legs got really stiff. And they were pretty stiff this morning as well. Later in the day, they got better and now (around 10pm) they’re ok.

My plan is to run three times a week. So, I’m figuring Sunday, Tuesday or Wednesday and Thursday or Friday. Since my long run was Tuesday, I’m thinking maybe I should do my next run, which will be shorter and faster, on Friday. Though, depending how I feel (and if my shoes are dry), I might run tomorrow.