Notes
Major dead legs all week. That with the humidity and heat in Miami has had me feeling decidedly unfit this week despite (or a result of) the sustained increase in miles the last couple months and foam rolling.
Went to get sports massage in Miami today thinking this would help the dead legs. Ended up being very superficial with hardly any deep tissue work. Probably not helpful. Might be nice to find a go to place in Chicago though.
Also just realized I've got 400 miles on my shoes and THAT is the likely cause of my dead legs. Picked up a pair of discounted SauconyRide 6 at the marathon expo aand will ditch the old ones here in Miami. Running the race in brand new shoes will either be really good or really bad. We'll see.
So, done what I can to make this half marathon a PR, including taking off today and tomorrow to let the legs rest. I always feel raring to go after a couple days off. Fingers crossed.
MTA: retrospective review - this was all iron deficiency