Is There a Doctor in the House?

Here we go. Today was the second day that I had to cancel my run this morning. My right foot is bothering me; I think that it might be plantar fascitis. I had a bout of it a few years ago and it took forever the heal. I'll go to the gym tomorrow and take it from there.

Felt Better Today

Just came back from a three mile recovery run; I ran 6 yesterday. Not exactly a marathon, I know, but it still counted as my long run for the week.

I'm gonna give water running a go tomorrow as an easy form of cross training. I want at least one day off a week, but hate being completely inactive on my rest days.

I Decided That I Like Running

At least for now! Every time I run past the sea- which is everyday- I feel a pull to go back to swimming. As much as I would like to, though, I have too much work to do and getting up so early for practice makes me too tired- and cranky!- for the rest of the day.

I switched my running schedule a bit; I'm gonna try the intermediate half-marathon schedule over at Coolrunning.com. It might be a good idea to work through the pre-schedule training part first to see how my body adapts to running 6 days a week.

Did an easy 3-miler this morning; hot as hell out. I've 5 miles planned for tomorrow (note to self: Hydrate!) before another easy 3 miles on Friday.

Haven't Posted in a Few Days

I've still been running, though. Did a nice 5.6 miler yesterday with my running partner, which is been great for me. I need someone there to push me a bit... Friday I ran by myself; rested Saturday.

Hopefully, I can start to lower my times and increase my distance.

Well, Finally Did It...

I managed to get out for a run with someone else today. I haven't run with another runner since I was like eight, when I was a member of our school's running club. It was very hard, actually, both mentally and physically. Running with someone else made it oddly more difficult- it seemed like the run took forever... Physically, well, I had to keep pace with someone else who was faster than me (but had to run slower than his usual pace).

Will I ever get faster?

Oy, It's Hot...

Yepper... Made it halfway down the road and decided to turn around and come home. Between the bugs and the damned heat, I wasn't going for it.

That said, I did make it to the gym for some light upper body, 20 minutes on the elliptical and 30 minutes on the bike.

I'll give it another go tomorrow.

Finally Got Out There

And was it hot! I started out a bit late- couldn't find my sunglasses- and by the time I hit my turnaround point, I was dying. I managed to get 6 miles in- finally- the longest run in a while. If I'm going to get into shape to do any racing, I need to get my act together.

It Just Didn't Happen This Morning

I had planned a 6 miler today, but it just didn't happen. I woke up absolutely exhausted, and ended up going back to sleep. I will, however, do my best to do it tomorrow...

Another Quick Run this AM

Went to the gym yesterday; wanted to do some upper body and do some time on the elliptical trainer. Went for an easy 4-miler today; the sunrise was absolutely gorgeous and really made me glad that I got out. I was only scheduled for 3 miles today, but I felt like staying out a bit longer. I should get out for a 6 miler tomorrow; we'll see.