patience

My running pals bailed on our weekly run so I stayed home and did 3 miles with doggie and 4 solo miles.  All in all a good morning.

I'm not sure if my foot is progressing or not.  I know it was in pretty bad shape to begin with.  I'm really trying to be diligent about doing my exercises.  Patience really does seem to be a virtue....

fun

Had a very good 7 miler at Townlake this morning.  I started off nice and easy and then did a series of several speed ups I'd guess you'd call them.  Basically just running faster than normal.  Across I-35 I ran a lot faster than normal.  I mixed in some tempo speed, really slow shuffle and some walking and finished 4 minutes faster than my run with Steve last Thursday in 1:15.24.  I wasn't trying to run faster than last Thursday, not even looking at my watch once during the run but, I did find it interesting that I was substantially faster.   Anyway, that's going to be my new Tuesday morning routine and I'm going to call it Freestyle.  Freestyle in that I'll just do whatever I want to break up the routine of going slow. I really think it will be beneficial for my overall running fitness and it's fun!!

doggie

Had a good weekend of running.  Saturday we started the day with a one mile doggie walk and then Lovie and I did 4 miles in Barton Creek.  Sunday started with another one mile doggie walk and then 8 miles at Forest Ridge in Bull Creek.  Doggie helped me cut the grass in the backyard Saturday and she and I also ran an errand to Petco for some doggie glucosamine!   Life is good!!

torture

When I woke up Tuesday morning to my right foot hurting I'd finally had enough.  Years ago John Kuss recommended Performance Wellness to me so I gave them a call and Tuesday evening found myself on the table getting worked over good.  They are primarily chiropractic care but also do sports therapy.  Dr Olsen said he'd seen many cases of plantar fasciitis and went right to work on the knots in my right calf.  He had me squirming and cursing but I took it.  Then he said he was going to do something that would hurt real bad for one minute.  I told him to do whatever he needed to do.  He got a flat piece of hard plastic and began scrapping the tender spot where the heel and arch meet.  There's a knot of scar tissue in that spot and he worked it hard and it hurt like hell.  He's going to see me several times a week for several weeks.  A couple of bits of good news. My foot already felt better the first morning after the initial torture session and he say I can continue running too!  They are also going to help me with some exercises to get my glutes back on track and firing too.  I'm really excited about this positive step forward.

Me and doggie got in an easy early morning 4 mile run/walk this morning too and doggie went over 300 documented miles this morning too!!

breathe

Shan and I had good 7 mile run in the hood this morning.  We went Duval/ Santa Cruz across Jollyville almost to the end of Floral Pkwy and back home.  The feel like temp was 58 this morning!  We ran it in 1:17 and we were able to breathe and talk while we ran!!  Looking like summer is history around here!

licked my face

Easy 3 mile run/walk with the doggie this morning!!  She nearly licked my face off this when I got home from my 3+ day vacation yesterday!!  This month is gonna be another tough mileage month.  Not only did I miss the first weekend of the month but we'll be completely tied up next weekend AND Saturday the 16th. Oh well, I'll get it figured out.  The cooler months for higher mileage are just about here!!