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Did 9.5 miles in 72 mins this morning before riding in to work. A bit slower than I'd like, but am trying to change my stride a bit - shorter paces and lighter footed, landing on the ball of my foot.
Feels like my old techique was ruining my legs (long strides and quite heavy heel strike), causing ITB issues and general joint pains. Still had sore knee and ankle by the end of the run this morning, but felt a bit less destructive than my old long legged pounding. Probably should have started trying this stride about 2 months ago rather than 11 days before my half. Oh well.