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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