When I ran cross country in university there were two levels of pain, the stuff you could run through and the stuff where you were lying on the ground screaming and grabbing a body part. Now thirty years later, and in my 50s there are many more layers to the pain story. I guess this latest injury is teaching me that I need to listen and back off when things start to feel not right.
I thought my foot was doing really well until last night when my daughter cut in front of me and I inadvertently stepped on her heel. Just suddenly bending the foot in that fashion sent a jolt of pain up my spinal column. I realized that it is doing better but is still an issue.
What I need is a control panel like the one on my treadmill so I can dial it back and put a limit on what I do.
Now for today’s workout. I decided to do a workout without a real plan in mind today. Partly because I was concerned about the foot twist yesterday and partly because I wanted to stress it a little more than yesterday. What I liked best about it is that I managed to squeeze in 2 jogging intervals, 5 minutes at 10 min miles, 4 min @ 9 + 2 min @ 8:20 min miles. Even though I was tempted to do more I listened to my foot and backed off. There was a little pulling but overall a good story. 45 minutes, 3.6 miles a good day
Plod On
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