A little barefootin'

This week was a good running week. I missed my Wednesday run due to a toothache. Well, not just a toothache. I woke up and couldn't open my right eye because that side of my face was so swollen from whatever caused the toothache. I think I see a root canal in my near future. Bring on the sedation dentistry! Toothache aside, I got in 65 miles with a great 20 miler on Saturday. Toward the end, my feet were aching a bit so this morning I drove over to UT IM fields and did 7 miles of barefoot running with strides. It was supposed to by eight but I can't run and count past 5 so I left a mile short. Reviewing my CALI training schedule I have just completed week 12. There are 20 weeks to go. Just 4 weeks until the halfway point. After Saturday's successful run I feel like it is coming together. I am about 3 weeks behind schedule on my build up but I now am certain I made the right decision to take it slower. Getting back into running in the heat was harder than I expected.

Gaining Consistency

7 days, 64 miles this week, 58 miles per week average for the past 3 weeks. I am feeling good about my new level of consistency. No injuries except a blister on my left heel from a litle rock that I should have stopped and removed. The metabolic rate has finally kicked in and I feel like I can eat at the levels I like without putting on added weight. Maybe now I can address the 12 pounds I'm carrying over my St. George level.