goals

I'm still not over whatever kind of cold I've got although I feel pretty good.  Me and doggie got in a real easy 3 mile run/ walk this morning.  My last run was fricking 10 days ago....ugh.  Oh well, at least I'm plugging along and have some goals.  That's the important thing.

retrain my brain

I planned on running this morning but me and doggie slept in.  The bed was just too comfy.  I've been sick for over a week and have done nothing but sit at work and at home so I thought it might be better if I take one more day off and get in some stretching before I get back out there.  We'll get in an easy 4 to top off a big 30 mile month.  Trying to retrain my brain to not be such a slave to the mileage, just enjoy being back out there.  I've targeted Hells Hills 25k in April and Pandora 26.2 in Burnet in May!!

cold

I really wanted to get up and run this morning but I think I'm getting a cold.  I'm slamming my body with vitamin C.  For breakfast, snack and lunch I'm having 2 blender fulls of 5 bananas, 2 apples, oatmeal, generous portions of blueberries, greens and 2 protein drinks.  I'm sure hoping I can stay ahead of this crap.  I did get in some good floor time with early morning coffee!!

cedar

My original intention was to get up early and run this morning but I bailed.   After I got home from work yesterday I felt like crap and ended up in bed by 6:45.  When my alarm went off at 4:30 this morning I thought I might be feeling better but rolled back over and dozed for an hour.

The morning wasn't a total loss though.  I did 4 sets of my ab exercises and mixed in pushups and jumping jacks too.  We'll give it another go tomorrow. Hopefully I'll have enough drugs in me to stave off the cedar by tomorrow!!

p.s.  me and doggie did get in a half mile walk this morning!!

floor time

My plan was to get up early and run this morning but I think I got a nose full of cedar while watching football in the garage yesterday afternoon.  So far this year the cedar hasn't affected me but I had a scratchy throat in the night, did some coughing and didn't sleep well at all.  I used some Flonase this morning.  I sure hope it will help.

I did get in some solid floor time while drinking my coffee this morning though.  That always makes me feel good.  I'm trying not to get too excited but I'm pretty sure my foot is improving.  I think the key is going back to a whole bunch of daily stretching in my hip/glute/hamstring areas.

100 mile

Me and Misty did the Pleasant Valley/ Lamar loop (7.5 miles) at Townlake this morning in 1:32, 12:18 miles.  Even though the last 1 1/2- 2 miles felt a little like finishing a 100 miler we did it.  On all of my runs I can feel my plantar/ heel barking at me a little but it's not anything bad and I've had no major discomfort post run or the day after.  I'd call it a 2 at most on a pain scale.  With the longer distance today the neuroma in the same foot flared up the last 2 miles also.  I sure wish Hoka made a wider toebox shoe that worked for me.  I have a new Altra that I'm looking to get soon though.  So far so good with the ramping up of milege......I think.  I'll know later today.  I'm wearing my sleeping boot now as I sit in my chair typing.....

doggie

Thankfully the weather has gotten back to normal temps.  After a 4 day layoff me and doggie got in a half mile walk yesterday evening and this morning!!