A clydesdale no more!

A new month and time to get back into it.  October was a nice and relaxing break but I need to get serious again. One of the things that I am going to start doing (have actually done it for a couple of weeks) is to run the last couple of miles of each run a little faster than normal.  I usually just lock into a pace and stay with it for the entire run.  This has caused me to get comfortable and perhaps a little lazy.  I think it is important to get more used to a slightly faster pace.

My left foot is hurting from the trail run.  I must have bruised it on the rocks.  It was alright after a couple of miles but it is a little bothersome.

Only time for a few brisk miles.  It felt good to run at a quicker pace.  

Nothing exciting.  Just a run.

**REVISED**

I guess my original blog entry was not sufficient for some so I will take another crack at it.  I woke up and got a couple of hours of work in before getting ready to run.  While it was cold outside, it is much warmer than I would expect this time of year (running pants, long sleeve shirt and gloves were perfect).  As I was putting on my shoes, I noticed that my right foot hurt a little more than normal.  It is taking more time for it to recover from the trail run than I would like.  Headed out toward the LPT.  I haven't run there for more than a month.  Started out slow while I gave my body a chance to warm up.  Gradually picked up the pace.  Kept it in the comfortable range until the last 2 miles where I sped up a little more.  I have no idea what the pace was because I have been running naked (watchless) since the marathon.  Numbers are not important right now.  Just focusing on the effort and how it makes my body feel.

I didn't have a lot of energy this morning.  Work is going to be crazy for the next couple of weeks so I am not expecting to be on top of my game.  Pain in the left foot is getting worse.

Feet and ankles are extra sore today.  Took it easy in an effort to get the soreness under control.

Just realized I didn't log this run.  Only had time for a few miles because my girl's started indoor soccer and their games are on Saturday mornings.  Everything felt good.  I have run so many 7 milers lately that my body thought it was done once I hit the 7 mile mark.  

Rainy but not as cold as I expected.  Was a little overdressed. It took 2 miles for my foot to stop aching but once it did everything felt good.  My legs really moved well today. Ran at a semi-brisk pace and really enjoyed the light rain.

A nice and peaceful run in the season's first snowfall.  Foot only hurt intermittenly.  Not sure if that is a good or bad thing.  Kept the pace easy and just enjoyed the run.

Wasn't feeling all that well this morning.  Not sure if it is stress related or if I am getting sick.  Didn't feel right as I was getting ready to run and only made it part way up the street before I felt like I should go back home.  I decided to go with my gut so I turned around and went back home.

Forced myself out the door.  Didn't particularly like the run but felt very satisfied after it was done.  Glad I did it.

Relatively easy run with 2 spicy miles at the end.  I noticed that I am starting to get a little pot belly.  I really need to find the motivation to train.

My left foot is becoming a real issue.  Had a real difficult time moving this morning and decided I would give it until the top of the street (0.3 miles) before I would make the decision to take another day off.  It hurt pretty bad at the beginning but the pain started to subside as I warmed up so I felt I could make it through the run.  Pain went from an 7 to a 5 during the first 2 miles then settled into a 2 during miles 3-5.  The last 2 miles felt really good and were virtually pain free.  I'm starting to wear my Garmin again because I need to rededicate myself.  I need to start ramping things up again so I will be ready to jump into a training program once I decide which spring marathon I am going to run.  Last 2 miles were sub-7 pace and felt really good.

About the same as yesterday.  Foot didn't hurt quite as bad but it did take 3 miles for it to warm up.  Ran down to the LPT and ran South instead of North to change things up.  Nasty headwind for half of the run but a lovely tail wind for the other half. 

Foot felt a lot better.  Decided to take it easy so it would have a little "rest".  There is still soreness throughout the day but not as bad as earlier in the week.

Much of the same.  Foot pain for 2 miles then felt good.  I'm trying to take advantage of when there is no pain so I ran the second half 4 minutes faster than the first half. 

Increased foot pain so I took it easy today.  

Foot feels a little better with the extra day of rest but I had no energy during the run.  Thinking that a spring marathon is not going to happen in 2011.  

Super windy and cold.  A major storm is blowing in.  Just put it in cruise control and put in the miles.

Warmed up by shoveling a couple of driveways.  Thought about skipping the run but I have to get myself back in to the habit of running every day.  Felt good during the run.  Starting to get used to the cold weather running.

Took the kids to the South Davis Rec Center turkey trot.  Ashton had a hurt knee and Gracie wasn't feeling well so it was a little slower than what I expected.  The 4 of us ran much of the race together so it was a good time.  Emma did beat her last 5k time by 30 seconds so it was a PR for her.  Really wish I would have put in some miles early in the morning so I can justify eating today.

Just a run.

Easing back into double digit mileage.  Had to get out early so I would be done before the girl's soccer game.  Can't remember much about the run other than it being very slow.  

Nice run after a major snow storm.  Pace was slow but I was working hard.  Felt good.  Foot seems to be almost 100%.  

It was just too cold to be outside for more than 5 miles.  Ran the last 2 miles at a quicker pace just to get the legs moving.