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Running:
Been a normal week back for the most part. I have developed a pain at times in my right foot. I've been terrible at self diagnosis before, but I'm quite certain I've developed a bunion on my right foot. It's most noticable with my newest pair of shoes. They fit OK, but there is a piece of overlay right over the bunion area that makes them feel tight when running. Most of the time with other shoes with the exception of running fast or up a hill there is no pain at all. I'll likely get in to have it checked out next week. Nothing that has impacted the length of any run to this point. Catching up on my runs since last Monday. All my runs this week were during my lunch break at work. Tuesday I did my hill repeat workout. Eight repeats along with the trip out and back for 7.5 miles total. The next three days I ran my 7.5 mile Springdale loop. Each day successively faster. Wednesday I ran it in 1:3:44, Thursday 1:0:55, and today 59:12. My total for this week so far is 34 miles.
Hunting:
I pulled down my hunting ladder from the back yard. Just took it down to keep it out of the elements for a few months. I still have a couple stands in the woods over on my bow hunting property. I will get these out over the next couple weeks too. The food plot I put in late last summer is growing like crazy now. I thought all the plants would have died. They are mostly turnip like plants or "brassica's". I'll have to just till them all under I guess as I don't think they will be edible to the deer over the spring/summer. On the other hand they might just keep the weeds down if I leave them there for a while.
Gardening:
So much to do, but not much time during the week to get anything done. I really need to get into my pond and get the plants under control this year. I might just do that this weekend. This morning I saw a pair of Great Blue Heron's in the back yard. They really have quite a unique call are are cool to see. Just not in my yard. I scared them away, but I suppose they found their way in to eat some frogs and fish while no one was home today.
Running:
Bib, finisher award, and age group placement certificate from the Trailbreaker a couple weeks ago.
Catching up from over the weekend. Friday was a lunch time run. I did a typical 7.5 mile run in 1:00:12. Felt strange running in tights and long sleeve shirt again after last week. Saturday I went out in the morning for 11 miles. I had toyed with the idea of running the Badgerland Strider half marathon but decided I had better catch up on chores around here. My run Saturday took me 1:27:17. Sunday I ran the same exact route again in the morning in 1:26:46. So through Sunday:
WTD 51
MTD 79
YTD 768
Today I was going to cross train and do some weights, but the bike was not working and the eliptical was in use. I decided to jump on the treadmill and get a few miles in to warm up. I ended up running 4 miles in 30 minutes. Then lifted and stretched before hitting the showers.
Hunting:
I haven't taken up Turkey hunting yet, but I keep thinking maybe I should. There are several places on my runs where I have encounters with flocks of them frequently. Sunday I had several Toms putting on a show for a hen that was passing by not more than 20 feet from the road edge. Also saw five deer in the yard last Friday. They all looked so shaggy, I had to look at them several times to figure out what was going on. It appears they are shedding their winter coats.
Gardening:
Spent at least 8 hours Saturday and 7 Sunday working in the yard. Mostly cleanup, raking, and burning debris from the flower/perenial beds around the yard. Also got the compost pile turned, lawn fertilized, leaves I put in the garden last fall turned over, and pulled the cover off the pool to clean and shock it.
Still lots to go but I feel good about catching up a bit. A big surprise was seeing all the frogs sunning themselves in my pond. They were sure enjoying the warmth on Sunday. I got 13 of them in the
picture, but there were more before a few jumped to safety.
Running:
Just got back from 9 days in Florida. We flew into Fort Lauderdale and drove down to Key West for 6 nights. Then returned to Fort Lauderdale for 3 nights until we returned.
After running a marathon, the next week is really all about recovery. It was nice to be able to recover in the warmth of the Florida sun. My youngest daughter is in track this spring so she had some workouts to get in while on vacation. I was able to do some of these workouts with her to keep her on track too. The Garmin stayed at home, so all of my runs were just based on time. I'll estimate the mileage to be able to put something in my run log.
The day before we left 3/29 I ran/walked a couple miles just to get the legs loose. 3/30 was a travel day with no running. 3/31 I ran 40 minutes in the sand on Smather's beach in Key West or maybe about 4 miles. That brought my March total to 205 miles. A little low, but expected in a marathon month for me.
The next seven days I ran about one hour each day. Each day was a little different with intervals and shorter or longer warm up/cool down times, but I did manage close to an hour each day. 4/1 I ran a few 800 repeats with my daughter. 4/2, 4/3, 4/4 were runs on the road/boardwalk along the Key West beaches out and back. There were lots of people out running in the morning. There was always someone to chase down or who was trying to catch you it seemed. Added a little incentive to pick things up at times. On 4/5 we were in Fort Lauderdale so had to find a new route. Ran up over bridges along the inland waterway and managed ten 400 meter repeats with my kid. Challenging workout. 4/6 was over the inland waterway again and loops around a subdivision we found the day before. 4/7 the day we were leaving I ran up the road along the beach out and back. So I got in about 53 miles over vacation which was pretty good. 4/8 the first day back I took a rest day. The weather was nasty and cold anyway so it was a good time for a rest.
Now back to normal and figuring what might be next on the racing calendar. Also have to decide in the next few days if I will run the Lakefront marathon this October. The race is filling fast.
WTD/MTD 49
YTD 739
ODO 25905
