The sun was shining..

The sun was shining, the birds were singing and I had a fairly pleasant start to the day, and remembered why I do this running caper again. The feet & quads were quite sore this morning, so took me 1-1.5k to start feeling ok. Was surprised the quads were sore, but I guess the C2B is downhill most of the way, albeit only slightly.
By the time I had reached the point at which I either needed to turn to make it a 5k run or go straight ahead for a 7k run, I was still in a bit of discomfort so thought I'd err on the side of caution and just make it 5k today. Murphy's law reared it's head and sure enough after going another 500m or so, everything felt fine and I had settled into a nice rythym and quite enjoyed the rest of my run. Wondering whether that was physcosomatic or just the body getting warmed up properly? Actually I think it's the latter because it does happen semi-regularly to me, especially if there's a lingering injury such as my PF soreness.
Usually I run through it and don't alter the distance I intend to run but felt like cutting it short today after a bit of a tough run on Sunday. Also one of my key goals is to minimise/remove any injuries so thought that was the best approach for the long term. Anyway that's my excuse and I'm sticking with it! :)
Ended up 29:41 for 5k so didn't push it too hard, especially after a slow'ish start. Unless I am recovering from a longer run, I plan to start to use my Tuesday run as an opportunity to push it a bit starting next week. I will still stick to the plan of keeping it in the 5-8k range, but will endeavour to boost the speed a bit and work myself reasonably hard during that session. I generally run with others on both a Thursday and the weekend, so that is my only definite solo run for the week, and the only opportunity I have to push things a bit and travel at my own pace. The group runs are great on Thursday & Sunday are great, and I really enjoy the social aspect of them as we have a great group of people that run together, but they are generally run at a bit of an easier trot, around 6:30 pace, and have a couple of walks/stops at traffic lights etc thrown in. Good for LSD and fat burning, but it's good to push it a bit too.
The last couple of weeks have been a bit frustrating so no bike rides or swims yet, but planning on putting the computer on the bike this evening and giving it a whirl. Then I will be ready to roll and hope to get my 1st mid week ride in Wed pm, thank goodness for the longer days that will allow some activity in the evenings. Also the Unley pool opened on Saturday so no more excuses on that front either! Will aim to get in there for a swim with the family on the weekend, weather permitting. Hooray!!