Trails!

Tried the new In-Soles for the run today and my arch hurt from the get-go.  It wasn't a sharp pain, just a dull throbbing when my foot was planted.  It didn't get worse during the run and in-fact might have gotten better as my foot got partially numb (cold or pain I dont know what caused the numbness).  I feel I can run on it but I know the pain is a sign of a problem.  I don't want to take time off running to let it completely heal, but it might come to that.

Total Time: 36:04 (7:13mi)

Ave HR: 161

Ran a modified Gossner Loop with Dan.  I wanted to experiment with different speeds with my foot so we did a mile warm-up then did 1 fast mile in 5:55.  It felt much better during the fast mile than the entire run.  We ran the rest of the run between 7:15 and 7:30's.  My theory is that landing on my heel stretches the (tendon or ligament) sore part and running fast causes me to land more forward on my foot.

Total Time: 42:27 (7:04mi)

Ave HR: 168 (181 during fast mile)

Ran a short 3.5 miles this afternoon.  I took the last 2 days off to let my foot heal.  It felt great today before the run so I thought I should test it out.  It felt pretty good.  Not 100%  yet but, no pain.  I wanted to take it easy getting back into it so that it doesn't re-injure itself.  I plan on running tomorrow longer and we will see what happens.

Total Time: 25:00 ( 7:09mi)

Ave HR: 159

Finally!! A run that didn't hurt the foot.  Ahhh, life is good!  I ran with Paul on a run that took us all over Logan.  Our pace jumped around a bit depending on the conversation, but it was a great run.   I think my foot is finally getting better.  Maybe I can bump my mileage back up to 50 mpw again soon.  This week was depressing for me to look outside and long to run, but know that it only makes the foot worse to do it. 

I signed up for the Striders winter series this week and I am also 95% sure I will do the LDR circuit.  I am looking forward to getting my butt kicked in these races, but what better motivation to improve is there?  I hope to see a lot of you there.  All of that will get me ready for an attempt at a sub 3:00 marathon at Ogden.

Total  Time: 1:06:24 (7:10mi)

Ave Hr: 165