March 18th and 19th,  Saturday and Sunday

Looks like a holding pattern for a few days.

Still nursing a sore foot I took a day off on Saturday and ran three and a half uncomfortable, slow miles on Sunday. I don’t see any progress with this sequence. So, I am going to have to take a couple of days off to see if I can rid myself of this aching foot. During this Hiatus I am still confused about whether to be using heat or ice to treat this injury. I am pretty sure this is a strained muscle as I had a few months ago.  My foot does not hurt on impact while running. But each time I push off of my left foot I get a mild to medium  level pain in the instep. Now, I could keep  running on this because it doesn’t hurt badly. But I’m pretty sure that if I keep running it will get worse and worse.

I will have to keep reminding myself of the advice I read in a recent article. The author explained that muscle and aerobic fitness develop much more quickly than the skeletal system can adapt.

So, as I increase my training level I put my bones, ligaments, tendons and fascia in jeopardy.  Be smarter, man!

I had thought about purchasing a bike when I arrived in Florida seven weeks ago. But I figured running would be better for my conditioning than riding a bike: so I did not. I could really use it right now. But with only six days to go until we head home, it doesn’t seem to make a lot of sense to buy it now.  I guess I’ll just try to swim in the pool for a few days and see how quickly my foot responds to no running.

Stats are pretty steady and unremarkable.