the weather is starting to cool off considerably around here. and I think that's going to be really good for my running. it seems the best time for me to run is right when I get home from work in the afternoons, right before I have to make dinner or other obligations take up my time. this is when I'm most consistent. so now that the temperature isn't going to be a factor, I just might get back into a routine. finally. {and can I tell you how much I love cold weather running?!}
my run today was pretty good, other than the fact that I was pretty hungry. nothing too major happened. I tried to make myself go easy, cut the run short a little bit as to not overdue anything--I've been a little sick the past few days + I haven't really run in a week + I already walked about 2.5+ miles today. but of course I went the full route.
my left ankle is feeling a little weird now, post run. it's reminiscent of the early stages of the pain I felt in 2006 {that pretty much sidelined me for the whole season} I think it's from over stretching it. like from folding over on my ankle, if that makes sense. but I haven't really done anything that I can think of to make it feel this way. very weird. but what's even more weird is that random pain I sometimes get in my right big toe. you know that feeling when your toe just needs to pop? and you do and everything is okay? well, I can't get it to pop and it just keeps hurting. it feels like it's broken or something. but then the pain pretty much goes away. this has happened a couple of times recently and it's totally bizarre.
I've been reading around the blogs lately about all the people doing their fall marathon... I'm kind of bummed + jealous. but let's be honest, even though I've been telling everyone I'm going to run one, I'm not. a) I haven't been training at. all. and 2) a good friend of ours is getting married that weekend. so good excuse to bag the whole idea.
and do you think if I did the utah grand slam, I'd actually PR in one of the races? you know, if most of these marathons were just training runs. and if I had one {or two?} key race, like st george? because I think to train for something like that you get a really good base under you, but once the season starts you're not running as much because you're busy recovering from races. maintaining. reverse tapering. it seems like at the end of the season people are really strong. I don't know, it's just something I've been thinking about. maybe the slam + the BQ could go hand in hand and I could cross them off the list at the same time.
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go grand slam. i'm in.
are you in because that means we don't have to drive to random, faraway places like fargo north dakota? :)
Every time I hear about someone training for a marathon I get the itch too. But I really don't think my foot would hold up to a half marathon, let alone a full. I keep thinking about the SLC marathon in April. Maybe if I lay off of running in the winter my foot will heal? Yeah right, like I can lay off! What ever you decide to do, just remember to do what makes you happiest!
i have lots of friends who do the grand slam and they love it. they definitely don't go all out at all of them and just make it their long run. i would be scared i would get injured, but it would be nice to not focus all your energy and hopes in one race. i only ran st george and i wanted to qualify. the day of the race came and the weather was horrid. it all turned out okay but i was panicky the whole time. it would have been nice to have had other races to fall back to if i didnt qualify. so i say do the grand slam if you think your body can handle it. and let sg be your fastest bc it probably is the fastest of the courses.
I think if you're feeling good, you should do the grand slam! I have 2 friends who did it this year and they had a great time. It would cross another thing off your list! I hope you do it! And I hope your toe and ankle thing works itself out too!
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