Today is 100% off day Yippee! ! ! !

I did my 2 mile run yesterday and did fine but went faster than I should have - I know that I am supposed to keep the recovery days slower but I thought "Only 2 miles" and I ended up pushing it some - still not fast by ANY stretch of the imagination but about 40 sec per mile faster than what I was doing.

I can tell exactly when my HR gets over a certain point by even 1 beat because that is when my breathing gets laboured.

I was having trouble w/ the insides of my calves/shins especially the right one then I figured it out that everyday I have been running it has been the same direction on the track (they change odd/even days) So it was the constant cornering that was doing it.
It is the muscle that is impossible to stretch out.

One of my students was there and showed me how to stretch it using one of the calf raise machines Ahhhhhhh instant relief. Now I know I have to do that every time I run on the track.

So THAT is an advantage to treadmills - no constant cornering - just constant boredom.