SWBKRUN Mentor Group-"Off Season?" What is that?!! (Page 17)

And I now know how to solve nagging foot problems.  The joint where my big toe meets my foot (I'm obviously well skilled on anatomy) had been hurting for about a week and a half.  I called my podiatrist friend on Thursday after my run and got an appt for tomorrow.  Starting Friday night, all thru my long Saturday run, and today my foot has not hurt one bit.

It's the placebo affect, sort of.

BTW, I'm trying to post as quickly as possible to catch up with Dale and Trevor.

It was me, Trevor, but I think it's different...and I do see now that most of the swelling has gone down that it was a localized small blister from the tongue of my shoe rubbing into the part of my foot where it flexes.  It is the large tendon that runs down the front of the shin.  Anyhow, it is fine now on my right foot and still a small blister on the left foot.  Hurts to wear sneakers, fine in flip flops, thank goodness it is 85 degrees out and I have the day off!  I think what Suzy said about mechanics changing the foot strike makes sense since I didn't change the lacing and the shoes are not super old.  And this was a long run for me. But 230 miles (total mileage for shoes) might be needing a change soon.

Reuben, yankx are those speed laces that you don't have to tie.  But since peeps are so quick to post, this post will probably be old and useless by the time you read it.  

Suzy! wow what a great job.   I can't wait to hear about the race.  How do you feel? 

SUZY will you please put your feet up now and relax (at least for a couple hours) before you start training again!!!!!!

The crew here compliments you and your accomplishments!!! AWESOME!!!

ABSOLUTELY AWESOME!!!! (and this time I was yelling !!!)

Congratulations Suzy. Awesome run. I was watching the race on TV and those hills looked totally brutal.

Suzy glad to here you are well and sore!! I like it!!! You left it all out there!

TrevorC - 2009-04-20 1:30 PM

18516	Shain, Suzanne	45	F	Madison	WI	USA
Checkpoints 5k 10k 15k 20k Half 25k 30k 35k 40k 0:26:59 0:53:22 1:19:56 1:46:41 1:52:32 2:13:24 2:41:08 3:10:24 3:37:50 Finish Start Time Offset Pace Projected Time Official Time Overall Gender Division 00:05:14 0:08:47   3:50:08 12963 3994 387

That's great, from those of us on the sprint end of things, being able to run that far at such a consistent pace boggles the mind!  My entire races are not as long as this run!

Just a self pity post.  I went to the group swim at Aquatic Park tonight.  Freezing (54degrees) yet very calm water.  I am so bad at sighting.  I seem to always drift to the right and really think I need to learn to bilaterally breathe.  Popping my eyes up to sight seems to take lots of effort and I just got so tired that after we did the first 1000 yards or so, I just swam to shore, and didn't finish the last 500 yards.  I hope to go back in 2 weeks and do the whole thing, but dang.  I know it's not productive to feel sorry for oneself but DANG!  Does it get any easier?  I think I should practice sighting in the pool.  Any tips on the sighting?  I'm so miserable right now

Hey Trevor do they have LRS out there. We have them in Ontario I thnk they are US based