Winning Back What I Lost

After a crazy week of travel, campouts and weird weather I'm ready for a good solid week of workouts.  Started it off with 6M at 8:14/mi pace and cooldown.  I'm going to start using the weight tracker again if only as a reminder for how my eating habits (calories consumed) affect my performance. 

I really labored during the second half of this run.  Partly because the second half of it was into the wind but mostly because my legs felt really heavy.  We've had the stomach flu run through 3 of the kids and my wife this past week and I may just be fighting it off.  Also, I noticed after the marathon that the bottom my left forefoot was really sore.  At first I thought it was attributable to the padding wearing down in my shoes but I don't think that is it.  If the padding was wearing thin it would do so in both feet but I'm only sore on the bottom of the left foot.  Apparently, I'm compensating for my swollen left ankle by running more on my toes on my left foot and more toward midfoot on my right foot.  I really have to get that ankle looked at. 

First 3M @ 8:14/mi pace; last 3M really slow.  Overall pace: 8:42/mi. 

sick with flu.

sick with flu.

sick with flu.

Late night run.  I've been down with the stomach flu the past three days and I was going a little stir crazy.  Took it easy with an even effort throughout: 8:41/mi pace overall.  On the upside, the brief hiatus seems to have helped my ankle quite a bit.  No noticeable soreness during or afterwards.