AC100 Post-race
In the days after AC I actually felt much better than I thought I would. I was walking a little funny, but only a little. I didn’t have any real pain or injuries from the race. The tendon in my foot/ankle continued to bother me for a few days, but it got better on a consistent basis, so I wasn’t too concerned.
I took it really easy the following week – a few days off, an easy hike in Temescal on Thursday and my first post-race run the following Saturday. I ran easy on a pretty flat bike bath near Avila Beach. The run went well. The only thing was that my legs didn’t have any “pop” whatsoever. I could run comfortably at a steady pace, but the one time I tried to pick it up for a little speed, my legs just wouldn’t respond. I couldn’t blame the legs at all for that! The next week I ran Monday, Tuesday and Thursday and felt pretty good during each run. Thursday’s run was a tough out-and-back with a 3.75 mile climb followed by a 3.75 descent. I felt great during this run.