5.7 miles in 48:51–8’35” miles, around 11am. Didn’t do anything crazy on this run. No sprinting at the end, no fast miles. I was just trying to keep a steady run going the whole time. I mostly accomplished this. 85’F, sunny, and not too humid. Knees were a little unhappy, but this was also my…

I ran my morning run at an easy tempo, except for pushing up hills. A little bit of knee pain this time… Probably to be expected, since my legs are still returning to previous strength. Heel and ankle coming along fairly well.

I had a slightly up tempo 4+ mile run today: 4.27 miles in 34:55, or 8’11” pace My “sluggish” first mile ended being 8:16. I decided to try and kick it up tempo for the next mile, finishing in 8 minutes even. I took it easier the 3rd and 4th miles, although still well under…