Toes

Runs

Saturday - 10 miles 1:27

I have been nursing this ankle sprain and for the most part it is getting better. I decided to give it a run on Saturday. I woke up and it was raining, so I though- OK I'll wait until tomorrow. Then the rain went away and it was beautiful outside. Sunny, 55 degrees, with the ever present, constantly-in-my-face wind. I thought, I couldn't pass this up. I ran in my Zensah base layer and an REI pullover and shorts. My anke held up very well. I was way ovrdressed, but I'll chalk it up to Badwater heat training. I generally don't drink on my runs of 10 miles or less. Not because I think it's a smart thing to do, but b/c I run through mostly residential areas without water fountains. Plus I no longer like to carry water with me. I'm going to need to figure something out. As the summer wears on, my perfromance will definitely suffer. I'm usually a few pounds lighter after one of these 10 milers.

While my ankle did well, I now have a pain under the base of my 3rd ad 4th toe, right where the toes meet the base of the foot. My guess is that it's either that cancer spreading, or I altered my gait and I sprained my toe.

I really feel that outiside of my toes/feet, I'm making really good progress, this early in the season. I need to get my ankle and toe feeling 100% before I start training again. There's no point in going 1 step forward and 2 steps back. We're going to NYC for a Wedding on Thursday. I'm giving my feet until next week to heal, or sooner if I'm pain free.


Culinary:
Friday- went to this place. It was listed as one of the top new restaurants of 2006 by Chicago magazine. It was really good. I LOVE Mexican food and Tex-Mex.