Each Day Is a Gift

Hubby and I got a church calling.  It's been nearly a year since he's had a calling.  We're called to teach the ward's Temple Preparation Class.  We're excited!

Ran with Wendy to meet her co-worker, Rebecca, a T.A. at the elementary school, who's started running and training for a 5K in May.  We jogged/walked up to MCT then down on the Rail Trail and ran Rebecca back to her neighborhood then two miles back to our homes.  I didn't wear a watch.  Wendy's watch says we ran 6.5 miles and average just under 11mpm.  Feet felt fine during the run but calves felt a bit tight.

Foam rolled and stretched the calves after I got home.  I discovered some knots in my medial soleus bilaterally, right worse than left.  They are sore to touch.  I massaged, rolled, stretched them like crazy.  I remember distinctively that there was a huge knot close to the heel bone on the left ankle right after running the Woodlands Marathon over two weeks ago.  Now it seemed to have spread higher up on the soleus.  Should've rolled and stretched diligently for the last two weeks but I didn't due to trip to Southern Utah one week and to Tucson the next.  Live and learn!

I started wearing the night splint/boot every night when I sleep as soon as I got home on Sat.  I think they are helping.  There's no more morning first step pain.  Not sure if it's the boot, or no running for 10 days or the stretching...probably combination of all that.   I decided to put it on my right foot (previously only on the left as the left PF was worse than the right).  I sure hope both soleus heal up quick.

Woke up super tired with sore calves and a pounding headache (proably due to Spring allergy).  So I stayed in bed and took a rest day. 

My sleep habit has been so messed up.  Woke up at 7:20 (which is 6:20 Arizona time, I think I'm still adjusting to day-light-saving and readjusting back).  Plus wearing splint/boot in bed is not too conducive to sleep.  O well.  I need to go to bed earlier instead of taking naps in the afternoon and reading late into the night.

Karen texted and I replied with "come get me at 8 and I'll see if I can attempt to run."  It felt colder this morning.  I was having a hard time breathing barely running 10:15 pace.  Stopped at the 1500W bathroom and again at Karen's house.  She is running so well.  She did speedwork yesterday with average pace for the entire run at 8:00.  I think she should try for a BQ at Ogden.

I, on the other hand, not even sure if I can make it to the West Mountain Marathon start line.  I am going to be diligent with recovery, rest and start back up conservatively.

Foam rolled, trigger-point rolled with tennis ball on the medial soleus and rubz the pf.  Massaged, stretched.  Then I remember Eric told me to do yoga.  Ahh, yoga felt so good even though I have zero flexibility! :)

Beautiful morning, slept in since none of my buddies are home today.  38F sunny breezy.  7.5 slow solo miles on the MCT via Center, west to 1500 W drank at the restroom, turned around east to Dry Creek tunnel then turned home via 800E.  AP: 10:30 (rebooted/reset the Garmin back to factory default, all the history are deleted and re-programed the setting so the pace is now mph).

Foam roll, stretch, yoga.

Major house cleaning.

40F clear blue sky.  Ran with Wendy on MCT via 800 E, east to Lone Peak Hwy then turned back.  We took our sweet time, walked the uphill, we had so much to catch up on.  AP: 11:53 :)

Foam roll, stretch, yoga.

Yard work. Pruned raspberry bushes.  Weeded.