Day 5 - A little longer run in the park

Woke up at about 5:30 (ugh, I know) and walked down to the park to do 2 laps around the ball diamond versus one.  Before I began, I did the following:

• Forward lunges x 10
• Lateral lunges x 10
• Rotational lunges x 10
• Push-ups x 18
• Hill Climbers x 20
• Jog in place at a step/minute of 180 for about 2 minutes (I used our metronome to help me keep pace)

Distance running: 0.60 miles

Weight: 208.5 lbs (measured on a scale at a doctor's office)

Results: from a musculoskeltal point of view, I really feel fine.  No knee, foot, ankle, hip or low back pain.  The soles of my feet are a different story. They feel a little...raw.  Just a little.  Walking in the grass on the way back felt pretty good.  The last week was spent on vacation with me being barefoot most of the time.  My tootsies need to callus up some.  Luckily, I will be working all week and there is no option to not wear shoes.

What I learned: First, that I can keep trying.  Second, this really will be a long process of trying to run in a different fashion.  It takes a great deal of focus to learn or re-learn a new motor skill.  I know this perfectly well, but usually I'm preaching it to patients and not actually having to do it myself.  If anything, this will be a learning experience.

Plan: repeat today's workout, hopefully on Wednesday evening (probably once the kiddos are in bed).  I am going to try to stick to the whole every other day thing.

BTW: it turns out walking and standing on rocks about the size of an egg is a good way to self-mobilize the foot.  It also hurts like the devil.  Hurray for me!