After a very sore achilles and arch from the weekend, I made sure to ice a lot and slept with my boot on last night. It seemed to help, because my foot felt somewhat better this morning. Still, to play it safe I ran on the treadmill (no hills, no uneven surface). I was mad because most of the treadmills need some sort of maintenance work done. I pay a membership fee, the least they could do is keep the equipment working! I just ran easy, and amused myself watching the . . . uh . . . "flamboyant" guy in front of me watch himself in the mirror while he worked out. He had to frequently check that his muscles hadn't disappeared, and every 15 minutes or so had to fix his hair. I will admit . . . he was definitely prettier than I am! I felt pretty good after a busy weekend, and the achilles seemed to warm up pretty quickly. I'm just trying to stay in one piece until my race in 3 weeks. I mean, I've already paid for the plane tickets to Des Moines, so I'm going to run no matter what! | 