Yesterday I ran 4 miles with some other TFK alum. It was an easy 10/min/mile pace and a gorgeous morning on the bridle path. It felt great to be with TFK friends---we rehashed the marathon a bit and talked about new goals. On the way to the park we ran into an Ethiopian friend who is an elite runner. He was returning home from a workout, his face bearing the salt of his effort. I introduced him to the group. They were wowed to meet him.
This morning I met up with said Ethiopian friend for my first speed workout. We did fartleks (which means speed play in Swedish), also known as interval training. We ran fast and hard for 2 minutes and then recovered for a minute or so before doing it again 9 more times. That gave me 20 minutes of running fast and hard at around a 7:20ish avg pace (this is faster than I ran the 5th Ave mile a couple months ago). It was challenging and then felt really hard during the last 20 seconds of each 2 minute bit. After 10 of these we ran hard for 30 seconds and recovered for 30 seconds, and did this 5 times. Then we jogged about 1.5 miles to end. All in all, it felt great and I began to feel hopeful that I can get faster.
At home, I parked and eased my way out of the car, a little stiff, but feeling great. Then, in the shower, I noticed my nail beds were deep purple. I was puzzled. I didn't feel particularly cold. I kind of forgot about it until I sat down in front of the computer this afternoon. I googled blue fingernails and running. And I found this:
Exercising and Blue Fingernails on the LiveStrong website.
Um, what does this mean? Do I need to call a cardiologist tomorrow? I mean, I surely do not want to drop dead from farklets. Does anyone have any experience with this?
On top of this, my left booty cheek is super sore from running hard this morning.
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