Relentless

AM - 12 Parkway/Turtle Creek. Ran the Parkway before practice. I injured my heel somehow last night and could barely walk this morning (bruised it somehow), but the pain was less during the run. Grabbed my clipboards and ran over to practice. We had a great turnout of younger/new kids. Hopefully they stick around. A few kids that should be around that weren't, so hopefully they get their brains on. One other bit of news that was a little disturbing; hopefully that works out in our favor... please. Finished up the run and ran home and added a little over a mile with the dog to get the 12 for the morning. (Kinvara Lime 1254.5)(Barefoot '13 53)

AM - 10. Failed workout. Got up to go run some mile reps on the dirt mile. Was going to run the Parkway for a 5 warm up, but my foot has a new a horrid pain - on the bottom of the heel, basically like PF, but not the same. I don't know what it is, but I kind of am thinking that my tendonitis has travel to there (if that is possible). It was wretched, and by 1/2 mile I couldn't take the pain anymore and started walking home. Walked for a little and then very gingerly jogged back. Iced my foot up good and then switched shoes to something with a bigger heel and eased into the Parkway run before practice. I could feel it for all of the run, but it slowly warmed up. Then for practice we ran up to Maverick. (Barefoot '13 53.5)(rocket 677)(Boston 1014.75)

afternoon - 6 North Desert. Later in the day I was bored and foot was feeling a little better, so I decided to go out. Run went so well that I was tempted to try my missed workout, but knew that wouldn't be smart in the heat. (Landreth blue 956.65)

AM - 14.5 Clyde's. Good Circle run if my foot wasn't so jacked. I really would like to get training, but my body just won't let me. Woke up earlier to ice, wore the Strausburg all night (which I have been doing for almost three weeks now), took some ib, and walked around a little before we started to try and stretch it out. Run was okay, but there is just a lot of pain. Ran out Telegraph for practice. Will take this afternoon off to try and rest it - maybe either swim or pool run. (Barefoot '13 54.5)(Kinvara3 398.5)

afternoon - 1 hour of pool time. Spent 45 minutes pool running (pretty much the same time it would take to run 6 miles easy out in the heat) - 5 minutes hard and 1 minute easy - good workout. Finished up with 15 minutes of swimming - felt very good on my swim. If I can't run at least I'll try and get some sort of workout in.

AM - 11 Parkway/Grass. Ran around the Parkway with some extensions. Then a decent bit of grass running with the team. (Barefoot '13 58)(F50 493.25)

afternoon - 6 North Desert. Got out in the heat - hottest day yet, 106. Foot stuff felt a little better today, just a touch. Great to end the run by jumping in the pool. (Stratus Grey 1134.85)

AM - 13 Hell Hole/Shinob Kibe. Ran down to practice at the Sullivan Park by way of Hell Hole/Dam Rd. Running by the river was great because the flies weren't out yet. Then after warm up with the team we ran along the trail at the base of Shinob Kibe - great first week of practice for XC, it is going to be a very fun year. Finished by running home and then around Molly's Mile. Another day of a little improvement with all the leg pains. (Barefoot '13 58.5)(Mana 380.5)

afternoon - 30 minutes of swimming. Swimming is pretty nice. But in my pool it is kind of like a treadmill; I wouldn't mind getting over to a lake and just going for awhile.

AM - 19 Quail. A good solo run out to the lake. All the stuff in the leg is progressing, but still present. The lake looked amazing, fullest i have seen it it years -I don't know how because there wasn't much snow, but it's a good sign as we enter the hot season. After resting the for take road hill, I felt like seeing if there was anything in the legs. So I just kind of creeped into Tinman and just kind of went with it. Went decent at that pace for 7 miles. The end of the run, I could feel the miles and pool work of the week in my legs. (Kinvara silver 40)

Moved the mileage up, saw progress in the Achilles and heel - good week despite not getting too much harder running in.

Goals for next week: get up around 100 and get some solid paced running in; which means the right leg has to keep progressing this weekend.