Today was another easy run session. 30 minutes at a pace of around 12:30 so of course I averaged 11:39. The route I took today was all up hill for the first half and I even managed to go as slow as 12:15 at one point, but that felt like walking so I had to speed up again!
Yesterday I invested in a foam roller. I have been reading up about these as a way to maintain flexibility provide deep tissue massage (self myofascial release) and help prevent injury. Did a quick 20 minute session and it surprised me all the strange positions I found myself in and it was uncomfortable at times, particularly the IT band roll but felt better afterwards and i'm suffering no ill effects today!
Here's a little guide I found to using it:
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