Not a great session

Not a great session today.

Since mildly straining my quadriceps last Sunday, I've been resting up. The good news is that the quads seem to have recovered nicely. I went for a 30m run yesterday,  with no hint of problems. Awesome. I also puchased a pair of $29 running shorts, figuring that on race day itself it could be too warm for my long running pants, so best to take a pair of shorts for a spin, sooner rather than later.

This morning I was scheduled for a 3hr run, or around 27k'ish. I reasoned that a running machine in the local gym would provide a more controlled environment than the open road, i.e. less risky for my recovering quad muscles.

After about 1hr of running at 9km/hr and 30 mins of power walking at about 7.2km/hr, I quit. Why?

1. Wearing my new running shorts exposed the inside of my thighs to a lot of rubbing against one another, and it was starting to get quite sore, despite the application of a lot of vaseline which I'd brought along for just this eventuality.
2. My troublesome left calf muscle started feeling a bit on edge. Really hard to tell the difference between normal fatigue and actual damage
3. I've decided that I'm good with a running machine for about 60-90mins tops, but after that I find a treadmill really boring. I find myself really wishing that I was outside in the elements, wind and sun on my face, scenery changing.

Put that lot together, and my head really wasn't in the right place. So I stopped.

5 weeks to the day to go. I have a lot more work to do.