With just under two miles to go, my legs were frozen in agony. I tried relaxing the foot, and was rewarded with the kind of pain I would expect if I had detached the calf on one end, tied it to a tree, and kept walking.
{ 2 comments }
From the category archives:
Left Foot, Right Foot, Repeat
Back At It
A Good Start and a Frustrating Stop
After a seemingly strong start, and then a bit of a setback, I’ve been pounding pavement again. July and August were a bit frustrating, but on Labor Day I was able to run the Nike+ 10K (on a treadmill, on vacation, but I did it.) [...]
{ 1 comment }
If you’ve been waiting with bated breath for my next running report, you’ve probably been sadly disappointed. Then again, if you cared that much about it, then odds are you’re already one of the people who knows I’ve been nursing a leg injury these last several weeks.
Warming up for my last race, [...]
{ 0 comments }
Race Report: Miles for Moffitt 5K
This was my first race, and I picked it because Dad, a lifelong runner, had this weekend free to run it with me. Miles for Moffitt is in its third annual running at the University of South Florida, and benefits the Moffitt Cancer Center which is affiliated with the [...]
{ 1 comment }
At 7:30 this morning I did something I haven’t done since I was in high school, and as far as I can remember, I’ve never done before breakfast.
I ran four miles. In a row. Without stopping.
On purpose.
No, there was no one chasing me. Near the end of February, I had [...]
{ 6 comments }