Day 124, 241 To Go

May 4, 2013

Every step I take hurts.  Check that...every other step I take hurts (since it is only my right foot).  I think the best thing for me to do today is to ice my foot, overdose on Advil, and chill.

So, of course, Honey wants to go to the Mall! 

"Um Honey...that doesn't sound like a good idea," I say to Honey.

"I just need to get out of the house and the babies love to go out!  Let's go!" says Honey exuberantly.

"But Honey, I can barely walk.  I need to rest today!"

So, we went to the mall.  The babies had their choo choo train and Honey's legs were just fine.  That left me dragging my foot, in pain mind you, all across the mall.  I don't even know what mall it was and I don't care.  I had no intention of buying anything...well, unless I was able to locate my Vibram Five Fingers running shoes.  I have been trying, unsuccessfully, to get them for a couple of weeks, but my running store, Running Zone, didn't have my size.

No luck with the mall either.

By the time I got home, I was not happy.  I iced my foot and I had been taking Advil all day, so it wasn't horrible, but it still hurt to walk.  I was hoping this was one of those things that hurts when you walk but not when you run...

And it was!

Here are my numbers:

Time: 20:00

Distance: 2.00 miles

Pace: 10:02/m

Max Pace: 8:39/m

Calories: 259

Avg HR: 122

Max HR: 131

I was slow, but I got through it.  Honey roller bladed with me and we did our 20 minutes without any major incidents.  Whew.  Now, I have to hope tomorrow when I ride and run that I don't aggravate it any more.  I think I will cut back tomorrow on my long run, just to be safe.

Run for Life!