Training Log - July 26

Zoiks! Look how long its been! I ran 3 miles today for the first time in a long time. My foot bothered me for a few days...then I was on vacation...then I was lazy.

My three mile run felt good, but I was amazed at how long it felt mentally. That is one of the more curious things about running. Physically, I could have gone much further, but mentally it was a long time.

Now I'm really not sure what to do with my training. I'm going to try a longer run (10k on Monday and see how my body responds. I'm really trying to gauge just how much I've lost. If the 10k goes well, then I'll try a longer run on Saturday, and maybe I'll still enter the 1/2 marathon. We'll just have to see how it goes.

Training Log - July 8

I went for a three mile run today. Had no problem at all with the shin. The new shoes felt great. In fact, my legs felt fresh from the time off and the extra cushioning that new shoes provided really made me think that the shoes might have been part of the problem. (It couldn't have been overtraining, could it?)

I did have a small problem with my foot. I was at my mom's place last week. Every time I'm there the toes on my right foot start to ache, particularly the second toe. I'm not sure why other than the fact that she has a super thick pad under her really plush carpet. It always seems to take a few days to recover from the carpet. Weird.

Now I am faced with what to do with my training schedule. I had been up to 10 milers on the weekends, but have taken some time off. I don't want to reinjure myself, but I would like to do a marathon. I suppose I'll ease into things this week and see how it goes. The half-marathon in August may be a good barometer of where I am at

Training Log - July 7

It's been a while since my last entry because I haven't been running. I decided to wait until my shin stopped hurting completly. It took longer than I thought. It didn't actually stop hurting until about July 3. We were in the Cities and I was able to find a pair of running shoes at store there and was planning on going running after work today. Unfortunately it looks like it is going to rain. Hopefully I'll be able to get a run in tomorrow. I want to test my shin...and my shoes.