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September 13, 2004
I should trust my instincts
I knew that today's workout was a bad idea. I really did, I swear. In fact, I'm almost positive that every monday I write about how much I hate to run on the fields. Honestly, hate is putting it mildly. Grass really is not all that bad to run on as long as it is even, but this has so many ruts and roots in it that klutzes such as yours truly and destined to hurt themselves.
Knowing that I have a race this weekend I thought about cutting the workout short or maybe doing a lighter workout on the track, but I was talked into doing the entire workout on the grass. The first loop is pretty uneventful. Halfway through the second loop I stepped on something and my foot couldn't go through the normal range of motion and I kind of twisted it funny. Of course I screamed and had two people stop their laps to make sure I was OK. I really was, I just needed to sit and stretch it out and make sure everything was normal and just get myself calm again. After taking off my shoe and seeing if I could get my foot to go through the full range of motion and examining my foot for any discoloration or swelling, I decided that I could jog the fields for a while and really watch my footing. It does not really hurt right now, but I am icing it to be on the safe side.
Needless to say, I am one happy camper since that was our last week of the grass. I said when we started that I didn't like doing it. I can just see myself getting hurt on the fields. I kept saying there was a reason that I didn't like to run on grass, and the reason is I am really really bad at it. My balance and vision just are not good enough to do it.
I ended up with around 9 miles tonight. The rest of this week is a bit of a cutback since I'm running a half marathon this weekend. Tomorrow I'm doing some 200s as part of my run since I didn't get to do the speedwork tonight. They won't be really fast, probably right around 6:00 pace which is not that fast for a 200.
I also need to get new shoes this week. The Wave Riders I have been wearing are going into the trash right now. They are absolutely offensive. I'm not sure which other pair of shoes I'm going to get as my "clunkers", I'll just be a PITA and try on basically every shoe on the wall! I always do that and end up going back to the same shoes because if it ain't broke, don't change it!
Posted by Blondie at September 13, 2004 08:04 PM