With the thick frozen slush on the shoulders of the road, and most likely ice under the disguise of a thin layer of newly fallen snow, I judged the road conditions this morning to hold too great a risk of injury so I decided on the treadmill in our garage/game room. Once again the temperature in the insulated but unheated garage was right around 50°, about 30° warmer than the outside temperature of 20°. I warmed up 1/4 mile @ 6mph (10:00/mi), ran 3.5 miles @ 7mph (8:34/mi), then cooled down 1/4 mile @ 6mph (10:00/mi) for a total of 4 miles. Aside from some minor pain and stiffness in my right hip, I felt pretty good. I felt no numbness in my right foot, though I can tell it isn't completely healed yet. I can also sometimes feel a little PF pain in right heel when I'm walking around without shoes, but I didn't notice it at all while running. I'm feeling optimistic. I think my biggest challenge might be the temptation to try too much too soon, although I think I've learned to listen to my body pretty well over my years of running. Right now I'm planning on basketball tomorrow morning with my son and my old basketball buddies, then 5 easy miles on Saturday. | 