Monday, September 04, 2006

Power outage then back to work

Friday night and Saturday we had the remnants of hurricane Ernesto blow thru the New York area. Knowing it was on it's way, I decided to run my Saturday 10 miler on Friday afternoon on a treadmill. Aside from some minor foot pain, this went well.

Saturday then became a day of rest, so I headed to "Blondies" in NYC to watch the Michigan State Spartans beat the University of Idaho, 27-17. Back at home, we found Ernesto stole our power!

Labor day weekend was like camping out at home. No electricity, but we did have hot water, gas stove, and a barbeque. So it turned out to be a nice quiet weekend of playing cards and yardwork.

This was a good ending to the summer and to the week of recovery we had last week. This week it's back to pounding the pavement, and at the coach's request, at a faster pace. Yesterday was a 5 1/2 mile run, an easy pace halfway, and a faster pace back. It felt pretty good. This morning was an 8 miler consisting of a half mile warm up, followed by 6 X one mile runs at a faster pace, with a quarter mile cool-down at an easy pace before the next mile. This was a bit challenging, but all body parts arrived home in workable condition, so so far so good.

I have been trying to figure out why my feet have been hurting. Could it be I need new shoes? Could my 1991 orthotics need to be replaced? Do I need to tinker with my running form? Tomorrow I have an appointment with a Podiatrist, and I'll bring my shoes and orthotics and my complaints for his input.

As for running form, here is a good article which briefly describes proper form.
Proper running form

I hope you are running well!

Peers

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