Wednesday, January 13, 2016

Quicksand

I got out again on Tuesday morning and ran.  I am proud to say that I completed just shy of 3 miles (2.9 to be exact).  



It was cold!!!!   BRRRR

The foot....ached.  By about the midway point I was dreaming about taping my foot.  Because yes, I'm obviously not the brightest lightbulb and I haven't been taping my foot.   When I sprained my ankle last April I taped my foot a LOT.  Stupidly, I haven't taped it at all with this most recent sprain.  Yeah, stupid.  I'm not sure if it is a placebo or if it really helps, but I believe it helps so I will be doing it.  I taped right after my run and felt immediately better.

However, I was beet red....this was taken a good 10 minutes after my run ended....was it from the cold or from the exertion?  ha ha ha



So the run?   I swear it looked like I was running on concrete and blacktop, but it felt like I was slogging through quicksand!    I wasn't feeling awful but I felt like I was running as fast as I could and just not moving.   I checked my stats...I was actually only a few seconds per mile slower in my pace on my Tuesday run when compared to my Saturday run...so it really was mostly in my head.   Oh well.  I pushed through.

The weight....Monday was spectacular...today my official weigh today was Grrr!    I'm ok with it though. I'm doing what I need....for the most part staying within my range and doing what I need....the healthy weight will follow!!! 


How is the contentment going?  I'm working on it.   I'm happy with with where I am at.  I have some stressful things that are on the fringes that I'm worried about...and while some days I panic.....for the most part I feel content.   












3 comments:

Shelley said...

Tape that foot! And I'll be the cold made it feel worse.

Lori said...

I am so proud of you for pushing through the pain and even moreso for running in the cold. I don't like the cold! I'm sure taping the foot will help. You don't want to reinjure yourself. Sometimes it is hard to know when to push through and when to say it is time to rest, at least it is for me.
Lori

TheAgonyOfBeingFat said...

Good job on the run!!! Hoping that foot heals quickly...