So a quick update so I don't completely forget my training the last few weeks. I hurt something in my foot, not totally sure what, that made me think I was done for awhile. But I've been able to run on it if I forefoot strike, so I'm just trying to finish out the high school season so I can pace our guys in their workouts. Which would be great, except the flu has been wreaking havoc on our guys. Our top 4 runners are all out right now with various forms of flu, bacterial infections... whatever you can think of. As for myself, I've managed to stay healthy so far, aside from my foot, and I'm managing to stay in decent shape. Today we went up to our old friend, Jump Off Joe, and do a steady 3.8 mile run to the base of the hill, then tempo 3 miles on the way back. I was pacing for our #5 and #6, and #5 was feeling good and jumped out to a good pace early. I hung back with #6 and tried to help him out, but he told me at 1.5m to just catch up to the other, his hamstring was hurting too much to hold the pace. It'd been a nagging injury for him this season. I caught #5 and we finished the last mile together, rounding out a mildly downhill 3 miles in 16:15. This is huge improvement for him, as our very talented #3 ran 16:12 for the same run 2 weeks ago. If we can get the other 4 healthy, I think we still have a chance at a top-3 finish at state. The run felt easy to me, I've increased the amount of tempo work in the last couple weeks and feel like it's really paying off. Foot was okay - no pain during the run, a moderate amount after. Still can't tell whether it's tendon or bone. | 