Something for the team red head

Could not resist posting this video for our favorite red head Matt. Enjoy buddy.

We wants the red head!!!

Wish I could harness some of this kids focus and energy.

Well I'm still hanging in there. Managed a 7.39 mile jog this morning with an averaged pace of 12:12. Take away the two times my jog was interrupted due to traffic at street crossings and I think I would have been below that 12 mark.

My foot continues to feel good and free from planter fasciitis pain. Still taking ibuprofen and icing after runs as a precaution. I however have two mildly bothersome things going on. First I still have one toe that goes numb during runs. Today it felt fine longer though, and did not act up until mile six.(yeah) The other issue is that my left knee is not feeling as strong as my right. The knee will improve as the miles grow and it would also be a fine idea to made it to the gym and put in a little strength training. The real struggle with these two concerns is mental and I do recognize that. When one of these things acts up they tend to become a distraction. Again, thankfully I recognize this and I do my best to push through.

My consistency is still not where it should be, since my last post I have only put in runs of 3 miles(cut short due to running too soon after dinner), 6 miles, 6 miles, and today's run. My work shift this week has me on the 8-5 shift and then into the weekend. So look me up this coming weekend and Skype me. My goals this week are at least two five mile jogs followed by an eight mile outing next Saturday.

Today's run did provide a nice change, our city has added a new trail that connects through to a newer housing development to the south. This will make for a nice improvement to my old long route. Could be spooky at night though because it follows along two sides of the local cemetery.

Hope all is well with you guys.

Steady 6

Things came together tonight for a nice steady 6 mile jog (12.5 pace) without walking breaks. Everything this evening just felt right. Temps here are in the low 50's which makes for great jogging weather. My new shoes are working out well. I can certainly tell the difference in the toe box with these 4E shoes. The only draw back is that I am still working on getting them tied just right. Otherwise I get some heel slippage. I have run the laces through the heel lock eyelets, but I have to watch that I do not over tighten the laces.

Earlier in the week I had every intention of trying to do early morning runs. I did good with going to bed by 10pm but instead of getting out of bed I just shut off the alarm and kept sleeping. I'm not going to complain about it because I think my body really needed the sleep. Having the windows open at night also helps with the deep sleep.

I am please with tonight's mileage and hopefully I can steadily build from here. I would really like to achieve 10 miles by the end of October. But right now its time for an ice pack and Ibuprofen.