An Uphill Battle

Training has been a bit of a struggle over the past few weeks coming off my toe injury. The toe has been nagging me during runs, severely limiting how fast I feel that I can push without making it worse. I've been icing periodically and after runs, which has helped some; it comes and goes. I went for a 13.1 miler a few weeks ago that was OK. I ran on a treadmill yesterday for 7 miles and it felt easier on the joints, so I may stay inside for a while to help rehab. The treadmill is like watching paint dry, (well, more like watching cash cab) but at least its not too hot; it was in the 90s most days last week which made things a bit nasty. I always set it to a 1% incline to make up for the ease of having no terrain to deal with.

In in other news, the kickball team is 6-0 with one game left. I'll be glad when its over so I don't have to worry about running in cleats.

Getting Back in the Game

My toe injury is continuing to improve as I am getting back into running. My first couple attempts were cut short by ankle and toe pain--I think I need to do calf and ankle exercises daily to help maintain stability. I could tell those muscles atrophied a bit, since they are not used much while biking. I went for a couple seven mile runs over the last four days though, the first in 1h 58 seconds and the second in 58min 28 seconds. My toe and ankles were feeling significantly improved during the second run, so I feel like I'm getting back on track with my training. I really want to get back to the point where i can start pushing for better times without fear that my joints will fall apart. I think I will try to do a longer run 10-13.1 this weekend at a steady pace and see how things go.

The kickball team got another win last Tuesday against another undefeated team. Woot... Hopefully we will have similar results tomorrow.