May the 4th be with you

[Charliecat5]

It’s been a good weekend, but a long weekend which much of it spent on the road driving to Derbyshire and back.  As a consequence there has been no opportunity for running - which is no bad thing as my lower calf muscles are still in pain after Thursday’s foolish shenanigans.  

However, on our return this afternoon Mrs CC5 announced that she was going for a run and asked if anyone would like to join us… the result - all four of us headed out for a run!

I suggested we did Sweder’s circuit as it is a nice 3 miles, throws in some hill work and delivers fantastic views for the effort involved.  So off we went.

It was wonderful; we ran at the pace of the slowest runner, my daughter (aka Small) and although we stopped for a few breathers we ran pretty consistently though-out.  As we reach the home stretch, Small launched into a sprint to beat me home.  I have no idea where she gets the competitive streak from… … …

As for me… it was good to run a slow one to give my calf muscles some exercise without pushing them too far.  The trouble is, now I’m at home they are giving me some real jip.  I have done some research on line, and I don’t think it is my Achilles that is hurting, as the pain sits right at the bottom of the calf muscles themselves. 

Work dictates a week of rest now…  that’s probably a good thing.