Believe to Achieve

Plan was to ride my bike to rec center and work out on stairmaster.  Well....I rode my bike with my kids to their elementary school (1 mile) then took off to the rec center almost three miles from their school  (AP 4:32).  Using my own moutain bike with the fixed tire.  Yay.  The gears work.  So biking was very nice.  I need to get my daugther's bike looked at.  Well....it was such a beautiful morning the outdoor track at PGHS was calling my name for an easy half mile warm up....well 1/2 mile turned into 3.14 miles.  I guess my bike got my legs going even though I felt like I was moving slow (riding your bike before running does that to you).  I ran progressive miles without even trying and one I did when the high school boys gym class came out on the track.  I was ahead of all of them at my easy pace-- except a boy who sprinted past me then stopped.  He was wearing the clonkiest shoes eva!!!  ridiculous.   Anyway...my miles were 7:56, 7:20 and 7:11!!   with the last .14 at 7:02.  I wasn't even trying.  My foot got extremely tight and numb.  I don't get this.  It acts like my neuroma has doubled in size and is taking over the space between my metatarsal.  It is an odd feeling for sure and soon the tightness goes to my ankle then my calf.  As soon as I stopped and stretched the pain/tightness went away.  I went inside the rec center and ran 5 miles on the TM at 1 % easy-- 2 miles at 8:00 (slightly faster), 1 at 7:53, 1 at 7:41, 1 @ 7:20 or faster (sped up to 6:49 at the end).  Foot getting very tight again.  LIKE ONE BIG muscle cramp!!!  not sure how I got this font going on right now.   AP for last five miles  = 7:47.   These shorter mileage days with cross training make me feel stronger.  NOW if I can get this foot to feel like it used to !!!!     Rode my bike home and added on a bit for fun (it was so very Springlike today, freshly cut flowers and grass!!!)  4.65 miles @ 4:04 pace : D.   OH YAH!!    Good luck everyone that is racing tomorrow.   I work of course so I will be thinking of all of you!!!  btw I wrapped my foot in an ace bandage and wore my boot all day.  That seemed to help a lot.   I also wore the ace bandage around my foot and ankel all night as a splint to keep my foot flexed. That helped even more!!!