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!

Finding it hard to post about my runs!

What else can I say?! All is well. My feet are still attached to my ankles. My knees are still in their right place. My hips are working. I'm blessed beyond all measure!
It's hot and it's been raining every day! So the runs have been a little bit tricky to squeeze in. I had to hit the treadmill once and I'm not a big fan. So I chose to try some hills-my legs were rubber the next day. I've definitely got to do more hills!
I think I'm due for some new shoes! I have 739 miles on my Asics. Oh boy.

Great race--

Daniel and I ran the Scope it Out for Colon Cancer 5k today in Lecanto. It was a very well put together race. There 300 people there, walkers and runners. Great food afterwards and plenty of water. The course ran around the buildings out at the Lecanto school complex. Some slight hills, just enough to make me scream.

I didn't take my camera. Dummy....

Anyway, Daniel beat his time with a 19:29 which gave him first in his age group and 6th overall. That's amazing. I also beat my time with a 21:49 for 1st place in my old lady group. I was the 4th overall female to cross the line, which I was thrilled about. But what I was most excited about was passing up an old friend just for a second but then she passed me up a second later. I've been chasing her for a few years! Well, this was the closest I've come anyway!

Time for a nap!

Still putting one foot in front of the other...

Well, I guess I'm just too busy running to blog about running...
I've been running about 20 miles a week lately. I've been trying to us a Spring Training Schedule by Hal Higdon which would have me running up to 30 miles per week with an 8 mile long run on the weekend. I can't seem to get beyond the 20!! Something always gets in the way! Life, kids, school...oh well. What can ya do? This is why there's a bunch of 60 year olds out there running marathons! Their kids are all grown and gone and they have the time!
So, I'll be running a 5k next Saturday in Lecanto. That's the plan. Trying to beat 22:23!

Shamrock-Tough Run-22:21

I can't believe the number of people that came out for the race today. Even a three-legged dog joined the 318 runners. And what a wide range of folks aged from 8 to 80. It's so fun to see the familiar faces out for the runs in this small town and to cheer each other on.

We're so proud to report that Daniel set a goal and surpassed it. He was shooting for 20 minutes but instead ran it in 19:30 and he won first in his age group. He was the 11th runner to cross the finish line out of 318 people!

Here he is with Dad and a friend from his track team who won third in the same age group. Dan beat his time by 2 minutes and set a new personal record and was very pleased. He's looking to up his weekly miles soon...maybe a marathon in the future!

Jenny's one our faithful Sunday morning running buddies. She was there when I started this whole running thing. I've learned so much from her and she has been an awesome motivator! She just had a baby 4 months ago and still kicks butt. Awesome race, Jen.Jenny and her little guy.

Here's the clan. But check out Suzie on the left! She's over 80 and still going strong and she always has the most festive outfits! Here's the gold! Daniel and I placed first in our age groups. My time was 22:21-a personal best! It was a great course. Some slight hills that felt like mountains because of the pace I was moving. I hit the first mile at 7 minutes. I thought, "Oh no, I went out way too fast." But my goal was to get this done in 22:30 so a girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do. The rest of the day I was a worthless bag of rags. I slept, slept and slept some more. Totally spent...good stuff.

Happy St. Patricks Day!

The Shamrock 5k is Saturday, March 15th! I love the countdown to a good race. Kate,watcha doin'?! Are ya coming? Dan and I are hoping to break some personal records on this one. Daniel will be out there, too. Tomorrow he has his first real track meet and he's been running most days for a while now so he should do great. I hear the schools are sending out alot of younger kids, too. It should be a great crowd. The energy is really great when there's lots of folks out. Hope it's not COLD!!