first run since injury

Today I did my first run since dropping the antenna mount on my foot and almost breaking it. It went pretty well.

8.66 miles (approximated using google maps pedometer application)
80 minutes
9:14 per mile
pace: relatively leisurely
foot pain: negligible with none on the site of my injury

after about 30 minutes I noticed that I had loosened up and was able to drop a bit lower in my hips and run a bit faster or bouncier or something. I was pretty glad when I got back to the house, but probably could have kept going for a few more miles before any of my body's complaints became more than minor annoyances.

i did not bring anything to eat or drink on this run. weather was 70's and moderately humid. sunny at the start, but overcast by the end. mostly ran in the shade.

The route I took was from my Dad's place on Virginia Rd to the Battle Road trail which is part of the Minuteman National Park. Battle Road trail provides lovely running on a trail made of sand and gravel. All road crossings are on minor roads except for the entrance to Hanscom Airfield which is actually a subway under the road. Despite the heavy rainfall around this are in the past several months the trail is in pretty good shape with some minor erosion on a few slopes and the only puddles on the trail were in the subway. A few sections of the trail are on boardwalks over wetland areas. Most of it is through forested areas with a few spots at the edges of fields. Very little of the trail is directly on the road (which is nice because the road is Highway 2A and is fairly busy with traffic).