Addicted to running

0 miles again.  My legs hurt as did my toes.  It was probably worse today than it was yesterday.  I limped around work all day.

0 miles today.  My toes are still swollen and are very sore.

Took another day off.  My toes still hurt a little.  Gonna try to run tomorrow.  After work I did some core exercises and stretched.

3 easy miles on the treadmill at lunch.  My legs felt a little tired so I kept it at a slow pace.   My toes also hurt pretty bad.  

0 miles.  

0 miles. Toes still sore.

0 miles.  Took another rest day.  My toes are starting to fell better.

4 miles on the treadmill at lunch.  It was nice to be able to run again.  Legs and toes felt fine.  I stretched and did some core exercises after work.

5 miles before work. My quads were pretty sore.

My toes are hurting pretty bad.  They have swelled back up and are pretty red.  I'm going to the doctor in the morning to see what he thinks.

My toe is infected. I've been on antibiotics since friday and the swelling has went down. I'm not gonna run until it is healed.

My toe is looking better.  The toenail is trying to come off which hurts a little.  I might try to run tomorrow or maybe Monday.  This is the longest break I've had since I started running 2 years ago.  It's probably a good thing that its just my toe and nothing to serious. 

6 miles this morning.  First run in over a week.  Ran around a 8:20 pace and felt good.  My toe felt better and wasn't a problem.

2.5 miles run/walk.  My wife started the couch 2 5k program today so I ran/walked with her.  We had .5 walk for warm-up then run 90 sec. then walk 60 sec. for 20 min. and then .5 cooldown walk.  We had a blast.

I got in 6 miles this morning before work and another 3 on the treadmill during lunch.  Legs felt a little tired this morning so I ran at a slower pace.  Felt great after both runs.

2.5 miles run/walk with my wife.  Day 2 of the couch 2 5k program and she's doing great. 

I love this race.  It is one of my favorites.  I really pushed to hard at the start but was feeling really good.  I could feel my chest burning and heart pounding and had to walk a few places to get it under control.  The course was extremely muddy this year.  Some said that it was the worst they have ever seen the trails during a race.  The race director extended the course around 1 mile this year so it came to 14 miles total.  It was a little chilly at the start but we warmed up quickly as we descended the mountain.  The first part I ran way to fast and suffered a bit but didn't let anyone pass.  I took some gel blast and a s cap right before the first aid station.  

I got passed by two runners at the aid station but caught up to both before the descent into McKay Hollow.  One of the runners stepped aside as soon as we started downhill and I didn't see him again.  I was trying to stay with the guy in front of me so I was running hard on the downhills.  I have never ran downhill that fast especially on this rocky descent.  I managed to stay with him all the way through slush mile and the climb to the natural well.  We got passed by someone after the climb and he took off and we never seen him again.  This next section was wet, rocky, muddy, and just plain nasty to run on.  I passed the guy in front of me on this section and made it to the aid station.

Leaving the aid station we had to go back on the trail we just ran on until the next trail head.  I think I drank to much powerade and could feel is sloshing around in my stomach so I had to back off a little to keep from hurling.  I felt a little better on the descent at arrowhead.  I ran all out down this section and pushed through all the mud to big cat hill.  This hill is short but very steep.  I walked all this hill and realized I didn't have far to go.  I made it all the way to death trail that leads up the mountain and immediately started climbing.  It seemed like it took forever to get to the top but I was just trying to put one foot in front of the other and not think about the pain.  I finished in 2:27:22 for 19th overall.  I had told my wife I wanted to run faster than last year and finish in the top 20 and I did.  I took almost 2 min off on a course that was longer and a little harder than last year. 

2.5 miles run/walk with my wife. Day 3 of the couch 2 5k program. She's doing great.

2.5 miles run/walk with my wife. She started week 2 of the couch 2 5k program. We walked half a mile to the track and then ran for 90 sec and walked for 2 min. We then walked half a mile back home. She did great again today and she seems to enjoy doing it. My legs hurt pretty bad today but I was able to keep up with her.

3 miles on the treadmill.  I've been sick and my legs are hurting a bit, but I managed 3.