Ten for Texas

5 weeks after running the Disneyland 1/2 marathon, I ran Ten for Texas with a knot in my right calf muscle.  I would have it diagnosed as a trigger point the week following the race.  I put on Sore No More and compression socks to help support the calf during the ten mile run. My mileage in the 5 weeks leading up to the event was really low; I was resting my legs thinking that with rest my calf would heal itself.

My average pace per mile for the 10 miles dropped off after mile 7:

1  8:01
2  8:01
3  7:54
4  7:47
5  7:41
6  7:52
7  7:44
8  8:29
9  8:30
10 8:31

I used average pace as the actual mile markers were way off for the race. 

Ready to Wrap up my Fall Racing

What started as a promising fall racing season with a Labor Day half marathon quickly stalled back into low mileage weeks.  I took the week off after Disneyland due to a stomach bug.  Halfway through my second run the following week I got a knot in my right calf.  4 weeks and 2 deep tissue massages later and knot still there, I saw my chiropractor and was diagnosed with a trigger point.  I had an acupuncture treatment on the calf that immediately relieved the knot.  2 miles into a run the next day the knot was back.  I had my 2nd acupuncture treatment earlier this week and haven't run yet.  So far the knot isn't back but I'm kinda afraid to run on it. 
I only have 2 remaining races left on my schedule.  If I were elite, I'd pull a Ryan Hall and scratch the races.  I will run both remaining 1/2's (well run and walk I'm sure given my present fitness status) and then have 3 months before my next race.
Here's hoping for a better 2011.