So I showed up at the gym on Saturday morning, excited to try out the treadmill. Imagine my dismay when the door was locked. I was two hours early. Should have read the hours.
I came home and took a quick twenty five minute run around my neighborhood and ended up with a stuffy nose. not a good idea.
They say another few days and the air will be better. Right now it looks great, smells ok, but is filled with fine particles that are supposed to do quite a bit of damage to the lungs. So, for now I have to try a different approach.
I’m going to bed early tonight, getting up even earlier than normal tomorrow and getting to the gym by 5. That’s my plan. Then I can run for at least an hour and a half, or about 9 miles. Though I need to do 11, this isn’t going to happen.
Another bad thing: The pain in my forefront is getting worse, even when I go for short runs. I suppose I do have something going on with that area, perhaps a nerve issue, because when I run for too long my toes end up numb. Now it just hurts on short runs as well, which it didn’t use to do. So, going to make a call to my podiatrist tomorrow and try to get in to see him. Hopefully he will not tell me that I can’ t run!
I am off to do some research on triathalons. I think once the marathon is over in February I will try to do one of these. I can begin the swim training now. I’d like to run the San Diego rock and roll marathon in June, though, if this first marathon goes well. We’ll see. Hopefully the toes will hold up,the air will clear and by next Saturday I’ll be back on track with my long runs. I have to say that I miss them!
