Day 49 & 52 - boy, do I wish I had shoes

Day 49

Rainy, rainy, rainy.  It rained all day long.  Since I was working at the Spartan YMCA for the day, I figured I should just do my running there.  Why not, right?  Actually, I'm not technically allowed to use the YMCA facilities, but, what the heck.  Why not?

Distance: 2 miles (16 laps around the Spartan YMCA track)

Weight: didn't check

Results: I ran well and relatively quickly, especially considering I had to negotiate 64 ninety degree turns while running.  Oddly enough, a spot opened up on at the base of my left first toe from the running.  It looks like the skin actually split open some.  Yuck.

What I Learned: I need shoes.  This track running thing combined with skin issues on the soles of my feet is getting annoying.

Day 52

I skipped another day.  Sorry.  We were out of town this weekend and things just got too busy.  On Monday night, after the kids were in bed, I jogged around the neighborhood.  It was pretty cool actually, because there was a light rain falling.  I haven't ran in the rain in quite a long time.  Very relaxing, really.

Distance: 1.77 miles

Weight: 213.6 (Pain Center scale the next day)

Results: My right knee was sore while I was running but was fine after my shower.  My feet survived pretty well too.  They were just beginning to feel the friction from the concrete/asphalt.  My stride did not feel very symmetrical.  It felt as if my right soleus was tight and limiting dorsiflexion on that side.  I will need to work on this.
What I Learned: Stretch more and get some shoes!  Unfortunately, the dude who was interested in my bike frame decided not to buy it.  Shucks.  That would have given my the necessary cash to buy a pair of Altra Samsons.
Plan: Run on Wednesday night.  I think I will combine some easy laps around the track with some sprints up at West Catholic.  I haven't fully decided yet.