I've been sick all week. There has been a variety of symptoms, including a sore throat, runny nose, excessive fatigue, achy joints, sinus congestion and a sneeze that hurts my throat really bad.
With that said, I missed running on Wednesday. Sorry, I just couldn't do it. Does that make me a bad person? Hopefully not.
On Thursday night, I waited until the kiddos were in bed and then I headed out. There was a lot of waffling back and forth as to whether I should even go. I didn't exactly feel the best but I went out anyway. I picked a route around the neighborhood that I figured would come out to one mile. It ended up being 0.81 miles. If I had been feeling well, I would have done more, but not today. Yuck.
Distance: 0.81 miles - all on blacktop, which did cause some mildly raw patches on the medial side of the forefoot at the 1st ray on each foot.
Weight: 214.6 (doctor's office scale)
Results: as above, there was some sandpaper effect from the blacktop. From what I have read, I'm not really sure whether continuing to run without any type of shoes is good or bad. Will more callus build up? Will enough build up to allow me to run on concrete or asphalt on a regular basis? If it does, how long will it take? I'm not really sure. Getting shoes seems to be the best idea (Am I really going to run in the snow with bare feet?).
There was some aching for a few minutes in the medial side of my right knee. As with my last run, is this because I'm not feeling well or does it have something to do with my form? Questions that will need to be answered.
What I Learned: Had I not been sick, I could have gone farther. It seems like an accomplishment that a run even happened, to be honest.
Plan: Run Saturday. The distance will depend on how I feel. Hopefully 1.2 miles, maybe up at West Catholic's track.
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