Achilles healing

After a week of no running, my Achilles was feeling a bit better. Last Saturday I tested it out for an easy walk/run in lieu of going out with the group runners. My calf is what hurt the most, mainly just some tightness, so I kept it short, around a mile.

Sunday afternoon I went to Fleet Feet to get some new shoes. It was not long before closing, but Jason there was willing to help me out. After trying on a couple different brands, I settled on the Mizuno Wave Rider 13. It is a lightweight shoe that felt the best of all.

Monday night after work I decided to test out the shoes. I still had some tightness in the calf, so took it easy, but did about 3 miles with a short walk and stretching break halfway. The shoes felt fine and seem to have good arch support.

This morning I got out and ran before work, a fun sunrise run. I do enjoy the low angle sun filtering through the trees. My leg wasn't 100%, but was better and not really bothersome. I'll keep up the stretching and hopefully soon all will be good.

I have kept up with going to the weight room pretty regularly. I need to add some variety there as I feel that doing the same exercises doesn't help as much as changing it up sometimes. I also did a bike ride each of the past two weekends. Those were both around an hour or so long, between 15 and 20 miles.