Weather - 30 degrees, cloudy with a bit of wind, also light snow and rain. Decided to run as long as my foot would allow, was hoping for at least 4 miles. I was surprised from the start when my foot felt fine, better than the past 2 days. When I hit the 3 mile mark I was uncertain how far I would get, so I decided to run the 6 fairway fartlek around the country club perimeter. The first two fairways I hit hard, too hard actually, because I died on the third - my breathing became shallow and my speed severely reduced. Having only 30-60 seconds to recover for the 4-6th fairways made it difficult to regain my form, and I struggled with my breath until the last one. My foot still felt fine and I decided to continue running. Miles 6-7 were a burden because I was still trying to recover my normal breathing pattern, but at mile 8 I recovered and pick up the pace and during the final mile I was moving pretty good. So 9 total miles, which was what I was hoping for. Afterwards 4 sets of strength exercises and stretching, 40 minute walk home. Right now my foot feels relaxed, so I am hoping to stay on schedule for the coming week. The Abebe Bikila book has surprised me thus far - it is a bioggraphy in novel form, similar to the Irving Stone art stories of Van Gogh and Michealangelo. As such, it is adequate, but he portrays Bikila as having the mind of a 10 year old - completely unaware of human nature and experience. Not believing that a grown man can be so gullible, I am placing the blame on the author. | 