Week 3

Hey everyone. Well today I officially finished week #3. 15 miles was run this week and the last two runs of 3 mi(Thu) and 9 mi(Sat) were done with new custom ortho inserts in my running shoes. More to come later on that, as the doctor and I are still hashing out the details of the pronation of my feet. But more importantly, I ran 9 miles today without a left knee brace on AT ALL. The right knee brace is still a necessity due to the cartilage problem, but running that far without the left felt good.

I ran 9 miles in 1:47:25. It was a nice pace that didn't hurt too bad. Because of my new ortho inserts, the insides of my legs were TOTALLY exhausted by mile 5. That is one of the things I am working on with the Doc, so hopefully it will get better.

Very, VERY productive week that saw me reacting very positively to difficult events in my life. The week started very difficult with a medical emergency in my family that really hit me hard. Were it not for the mental training I have been doing for the marathon - things might have gone much differently than they did. Fortunately, things are ok....and the result of the situation has caused me to ratchet up my mental toughness to a totally different level. My training is about to go aggro- I just need to stay under control.

Next week is 16 miles - 3mi(Mon&Thu), Accupuncture Tuesday and a 10 miler on Sat. I will probably post in the middle of the week when I get a response from the doctor about my shoes. More to come.....

Until Then!!

Bill

"A lion wakes up in the morning knowing he has to be faster than the slowest gazelle - or he will starve to death. A gazelle wakes up in the morning knowing he must be faster than the fastest lion - or he will be killed. The point? When the sun comes up, your ass better be running."