Minor miracle: an outdoor run.
Today I just wanted to get some miles in to test out my
foot after the pain I felt during my long on Saturday. At the suggestion
of my friend Dave, I tried an alternative lacing pattern to give my
foot a little more breathing room. Unfortunately, the anxiety over the
foot has my sciatica acting up a bit. So even though the acute problem
stayed in check, I kind of have some all-over soreness in the foot. I
assume that will work itself out, though.
I figured that since I wasn't planning any huge distances, I
could take the dog along. I think that's going to be the last time I do
that until the race, or at least the taper. She just pulls on the leash
too much, and I really wind up expending a lot of unnecessary energy.
Oh, and poop stops are really annoying unless it's garbage day and
everyone's can is at the curb.
The other problem: I somehow managed to shut off my phone
at the 2-mile mark. I kept waiting for MMR to call out the 3-mile split,
and then I realized it was dead. I thought it was the battery, but when
I plugged it in when I got home, it had 30 percent charge. Argh.
Fortunately, I remembered exactly where I was at 2 miles, so I was able
to recreate my route -- I just had to guess at the pace.
I think I shut the phone off when I unsuccessfully tried to
get a sunrise shot over the water. Next time, I'll be ready. But no
good pics today. Anyway, by mapping out my route, I figured out that I did
about 5.4 miles. That's good for the start of the week.
My big decision
will be whether to try to add in a fifth run this week (like the last 2) and go long on
Sunday. One day will need to be speedwork, and one will be the kinda
long, so should I do junk on Friday or just accept that I'm on target
and start dialing back? As I write that, the wisdom of injury avoidance
is really striking me.
Total miles since starting the blog: 536.3
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