February 27 (92 miles/week)

AM: 19 miles easy/moderate

I ran up to Reed's place for what has become our go-to long run in recent weeks across campus and through Duke Forest. Despite unseasonably hot temperatures of almost 80 degrees at the end of the run, we still ran faster than we have in recent weeks, clocking about 6:40 pace for the entire run over a longer effort, which is great because Duke Forest is slow-going with a lot of hills and loose footing. A law school water stop at mile 13 was critical.

One ice bath and Chipotle burrito later, and I'm feeling right as rain again. My left IT band has been achy for about two weeks now. I'm trying to nuke it with foam rolling and Advil. It's more of a dull discomfort that doesn't seem to affect my ability to run fast (as this week's solid workouts indicated), but damn it if it isn't annoying.