Go Long!

Ran west from the house at about 8:30. Ran 8 miles at about a 10 min/mile pace. It was cold, but for the most part the run felt really good. I picked up the pace several times and felt good during most of the run. Ran in my new Brooks shoes. Had to loosen the left laces halfway through and that solved the pain in my foot, mostly. I had a pretty sharp pain between the third and fourth toes on my left foot when I finished, but it went away when I was through, so I'll watch for it this afternoon. It's President's Day and Dalene is home from school. We're going to lunch but, hopefully, I'll still get my nutrition and be able to do a couple more miles this afternoon. That's my plan.

Went out at 4:00 and ran 2.5 miles west to the Cranefield Roundabout and back. I have blisters on 2nd and 3rd toes of my right foot. Ran in my Asics shoes this afternoon with thin socks, running shorts and three shirts. It was a little cold but with a stocking cap and gloves it felt pretty good. Ran just under a 10 minute pace.

I just feel tired. I didn't want to run and performed poorly. I ran the Bluff Trail from the church, through the Golf Course, past the school and back. I didn't do it without stopping. My left foot began to hurt at about mile five and for some reason all my toes have blisters even though I slathered them with Vaseline and wore thinner socks. I wore my Asics, so I'll have to watch for that. It was cold to start but warmed up half-way through my run. No energy. Could be water, restricted diet, recovery from yesterday and Saturday, a bug, a bad biorythmn. Anything.

Worried about the blisters on my toes, I decided I'd at least cross train this afternoon, so I went to lift weights. I did an upper body workout with less weight than I was doing prior to my back problems in January. After I lifted, guilt got the best of me so I ran 2 1/2 miles on the treadmill at a very slow pace. It was a little easier on my feet (I was in my Brooks). Blisters are still ugly and the pain in the ball of my left foot persists. I'll see how it is for my morning run.

Maybe I'm getting a cold. I just felt tired all day. Running was drudgery. I was only able to do 8. Blisters and a pain at the base of my fourth toe on my left foot were partly to blame, but lethargy is also at issue. I'm driving to Las Vegas tomorrow, so I probably won't get a chance to run at all, which might be good for me. If it's mental maybe I can get some aggression back. If it's physical, perhaps a day's "rest" will do me good.

Didn't run because of Las Vegas trip. Tried to fit it in in Vegas, but time was just too tight.

Got home from Las Vegas at 4:00 AM. Went for a short run in the afternoon, but my foot was hurting a little so I decided to try to rest it for a longer run tomorrow. I don't know what's wrong with it. The metatarsal joint on my fourth toe snaps when I walk now.

I did the long loop from the Nature Park in Layton. I felt pretty good during most of the run. My left foot was a little tender but didn't really hurt badly until the last mile. I wanted to run a little more but packed it in at 8 because of the foot. I'm gonna hafta get it looked at. It's just about the strangest injury I've ever had (although I really haven't had that many).