Michelle's Running Blog

I feel like I haven't blogged in awhile.  I have been a bit out of it, but I think I am back to a consistent schedule now.  My foot is hurting me so I hope that doesn't become an issue.

The 4 miles today felt sluggish and a bit slow.  I think it comes from running the 1/2 on Saturday and then coming back to hills and higher altitude.  I really like racing at lower altitude, it feels so much easier to be able to actually breath.

Today I did some hard core cross training.  1.5 hours of snow shoveling.  The snow was wet and heavy.  I am really tired now. 

Last night we were coming home from the store during the storm and there were about 6 cars stuck on a hill by our house.  They couldn't make it up the hill because of the slickness of the snow.  I felt bad for them but if we were to stop, we would also get stuck.  It is no wonder I get tired running up a hill that cars get stuck on in the snow.

I went to the gym and worked out on the elliptical today.  My foot is still hurting so I thought it would be best to do something with less impact. 

I did some research and I think what I have is called turf toe.  It is most common with football and soccer players but the description sounds exactly like what I am experiencing.  It is basically a stretched ligament from bending the toe back too far, or a really bad stubbed toe.  I have been icing and taping a bit and I can tell it is feeling a bit better.  Hopefully it heals quickly.  I have no idea what happened, I can't remember any specific time of hurting my toe or foot.  Mysterious injuries are really annoying!  

I rode the bike for 45 minutes today and then did 40 push-ups after.  It was a nice workout, just enough to feel done but not exhausted.

Today I ran to Carolyn's house that is a little over a mile away.  I didn't run with my neighbor who has a garmin so I don't know the exact mileage.  When I got to Carolyn's house I ran 4 miles with her.(she was running 20).  Then I ran back home.  

It was a fine run but I felt like I was running uphill the entire time.  I know I wasn't, but it sure felt like it.  It was really nice to only do 6 and close to home because I was still able to enjoy a lazy Saturday morning with my family and cook a nice breakfast instead of getting home later like I usually do.