Back to the Running

I have been able to resume my running after a brief hiatus (if you can call most of a week a hiatus) and got in a number of runs this week.  Got out Wednesday and Thursday night with Glenda for a 4km and 4.26km run.  Felt good to get out and the calf didn't bother me at all, which was even better.  Didn't push the first one at all and pushed a little on the last 1.5km of the second run.  Glad that there was some gas left in the tank.
Friday I decided that it was time to test a long run, so.... yesterday I set out on a run. The original plan was for a minimum of 10km, so off I went.  Attempted to use my running program on my phone to do 10 & 1's but apparently don't know if I know how to set it properly or not (I use ismoothrun) so ended up using my watch which worked just fine.  Went down along the lake near us and through the Rattray Marsh Trail, part of which was really muddy.  Had some slower moments going through the mud but got back out to the road and felt good.  As I got closer to home I decided to go for a bit longer so I added a loop that I do bringing in the distance for the run to 15km.  Was pleased with getting out for the run and had to keep remembering that it wasn't about the time or speed but just going for a long slow run.  Need to get in some distances as on March 4th I will be running in the Burlington Chilly Half Marathon!
At the start of the run I was treated to some deer, actually saw 9 in total while running - just down from where we live.  Really makes you feel good about getting out there!