Tuesday, April 16
No running yet this week. Foot still hurts. Been keeping ibuprofen in my system; it's helping, or it's masking the pain. Gonna keep taking it for a few more days and see where I'm at. Kettlebell should arrive Thursday.
Almost went out to run today, but felt a sharp pain in the front of my foot a couple times while walking around the apartment. Resting is hard - Only 129 days left to train!
Thursday, April 18
Kettlebell arrived today! Played with it a bit. I also bought Viking Warrior Conditioning, because all reviews say it is the ultimate in using the kb for cardiovascular conditioning. Read the first couple chapters; the protocols look very challenging. I need to sharpen my snatch form before I tackle it, so I'll either incorporate the ETKB swing/snatch program, or simply start snatching a few times per week. The snatches I did today felt pretty good, so I don't think it will take too long before I'm ready to start VWC.
NOTE: Swinging and snatching do not bother my foot.
Saturday, April 20
Seattle Magazine's First Annual Earth Day 5k! Suzi and I did this together and it was a lot of fun! We lined up in the 12-minute-mile start position, and without any sort of timer, and with no training, we ran a pace of 12:28. The surprising part for me is that we ran all but maybe half a mile of it. Suzi was really awesome, overcoming the nausea and fatigue of being in early pregnancy. We had a great time.
My foot hurt at the start, but warmed up and felt OK through most of the run. After cooling down it started hurting quite a bit though.
Sunday, April 21
I feel really good today. Yesterday's run was not only fun, but it was a confidence builder. The great news is that so far (about 2 hours into my day) my foot doesn't hurt. I just did 40 uneven squats on it with not a twinge of pain.
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