I Don't Have Time For This . . .

This is me not beating myself up over missing my run on Saturday. Especially since I got to cheer on some really amazing high school runners instead. I'm ready to get back to my normal routine this week though. Currently icing my sore foot. It's not any worse, but not all better either. Today's run was mentally theraputic which is just what I needed :)

Not nearly enough sleep last night, but it was a nice easy short one today. A little yoga this morning. Haven't iced my foot yet, but it's better than yesterday. One of these days I should run more miles than hours that I sleep. The rate I'm going that shouldn't be too hard. 

What an absolutely gorgeous morning! Days like today are what keep me running. There's nothing quite like running down a quiet path on the side of a mountain, looking over the majestic scenery and feeling like you're a part of something glorious. The sun  was perfect, the breeze was perfect, and when I rejoined civilization on the road nobody even tried to run me over. What more could I ask for? I went a little farther than I set out to, but I felt good so I kept going. I'm glad to finally get something in over four miles. Maybe I can get back to a seven or eight mile long run on Saturday.

Have I mentioned I love this time of year? The sunflowers are blooming which means it's time to run the east bench trail. Yea! Yoga this morning followed by an easy two miles. My foot started bothering me after 1.5. Probably shouldn't have worn the green shoes, but I'm tired of wearing the blue ones. Definitely time to look into new shoes. Maybe I should actually pay attention to what I have. The green ones are Brooks Pure something-or-other. I've had them for a couple of years, but not used them very much. The blue ones I've had for a year and I wear them most of the time, but I seriously don't know the brand. Saucony, I think? That's pathetic - without even looking my son could tell me the brand, weight, drop and all the pros and cons. I'd better take him shoe shopping with me. If I ever actually go do it. 

Five days in a row. Yea! Now that's more like it. Today was a little warmer than I prefer, but nothing to complain about. My foot hurt again about a mile to a mile and a half into the run. It eventually went away, but I'm still a little concerned. I haven't had as much of that burning sensation in the base of the pinkie toe (since I ditched my crocs sandals), but it was aching more on the top of the foot this time. Doesn't hurt much during the day. I really think it's just a combination of bursitis and tendonitits, but in my forefoot instead of my ankle/heel. If it ever gets really uncomfortable I should probably actually get it x-rayed to rule out stress fracture. In the meantime I'll just continue with my standard treament protocal which is to ignore it and hope it goes away. 

My husband tried to kill me. It's been a few weeks since my last long run, so I thought I'd just do a mediumish 6 or 7. He not only talked me in to joining him on his run, but then convinced me to do the entire thing with him. The good news is that it did not, in fact, kill me. And the even better news is that I don't even have any residual tightness or achiness. I did soak my feet a couple of times afterwards and they are not any worse than usual.

As I post this I suddenly realize that all of my posts have been a week behind. I ran 20 miles the first week of August, not 10! I can't believe I didn't notice for three whole weeks. Guess I'm subconsciously trying to prolong summer.