Red Mule Labor Day 5k

Was that Daniel??? He's a blurr in blue shorts! 1st mile down.

Coming in around the 2nd mile...got him this time.
Finally...through the shoot at 20:20. Didn't beat his best time of 19:29 but he's going to be working hard at it now that Cross Counrty has begun!
This is Jaret, Daniel and Ben, a friend on the team.

Great job, Ben for his sub 19:00! (Ben's a senior!)

Just a note...the first overall male--an insane 15:33!!

Feet Soaking

I ran 4 miles today after taking a whole week off completely. I'll be heading to the mall soon to get those new shoes that I need so desperately and in the meantime I decided my feet needed a break. The top of my foot still hurts a bit even after all this time. I'm going to try to soak my feet in ice water after my runs to see if that helps at all. I find the ice water to be extremely painful and hate it!
The run today was a treadmill run. Tropical Storm Fay is blowing through this week and she forced me onto the belt! Did a nice, easy run.
I don't think I'm going to be ready for my 5k next Saturday that's on the calendar. I had to skip the last one! I'm not too happy about it all but I really need to listen to poor, neglected body!
God is good...I still have a body to listen to, eh?

I desperately need new shoes. I've got well over 800 miles on my current Asics. I should be ashamed of myself. I know that this only increases my chances of injury. As it is, my feet have been so sore and feeling like somebody stomped on the top of my foot. I've been running my regular courses and mileage so I guess it's my poor tortured Gel Kayano 13s that are begging me to give them a much needed retirement. Replacing them is the issue at the moment. I don't want to grap up any old sneaker from Walmart(which is actually all I can afford!!) so I've been looking for some good deals online for my current shoe. Meanwhile, I've taken off a couple days to give my Barney Rubble feet a break!