September 18, Tuesday

I have been less than enthusiastic lately about posting because my workouts have been less than interesting. Yesterday I did quite a bit of work on the track at Liberty High School during cross-country practice. I did a long warm up because my legs felt very unresponsive and heavy. I did leg drills; I jogged a little and stretched a little; did more leg drills; did my new hip release exercises and a little more jogging and stretching.  Gradually my feet stopped hurting and my legs lightened up. So I ran some (5) pickups of 100m and ultimately a few (3) 200 m. It turned into a pretty good workout as my body seemed fluid and open.  But I left feeling that I was going to pay  a big price tomorrow. That was all on Monday afternoon. I was unusually tired when I returned home and, uncharacteristically, fell asleep on the couch. Eventually I got into bed and had about a 10-hour sleep.

Today, Tuesday, was a surprisingly positive day. I had done a lot of work last night after the workout on my legs.  I heated and I iced and I stretched and I rolled my feet.  So today my legs felt lively.  I spent a lot of time at home in the afternoondoing the warm-up that I did yesterday with even more of each activity. I had an early dinner of a terrific Chef’s salad containing about 7 vegetables and some Virginia ham. It was delicious and refreshing. Then I went to the clubhouse for one full hour of non-stop activity. ( 20 minutes in the weight room, 20 minutes swimming and 20 minutes water running, plus 15 minutes in the hot whirlpool)  I returned  home pleasantly exhausted and happy to be back on a  training routine.

So I turned to The Beatles to express that things are looking up. Enjoy!  ABOVE:-)

Stats –

Morning heart rate equals 54 beats per minute.  Steady

Weight equals 153 pounds after workout. Good

Sleep equals 10 hours- Very solid

Diet was at 9 out of 10- Exceptional!

Left foot continues to be painful upon rising, but quickly calms down after a few minutes of walking and stretching.

Achilles tendon discomfort on both feet equals 0.!!