August 25th, Saturday

An all-time favorite!

Nothing like blasting  the Beatles on a stunningly brisk morning driving with all the windows down……….!

My legs and heel felt surprisingly good this morning after what I consider to be a pretty strenuous workout yesterday and a long walk afterwards. I did sleep with the brace on my left foot last night. I suppose that did help also.  So I got in more work than I expected this morning at the cross country practice at Clayton Park. I rode for half an hour on the very hilly roads outside the park. I then ran 6 x  120m straightaways with the boys on the grass. The running was comfortable and without leg or foot aches. Promising!

Stats-

Sleep = 5 hours  + a long nap!

Weight = #156

Diet  = 8

HR = 54 BPM

l-Mad = 1

I-MPFD = 2/3 after stretching.      I-MPFD is index of morning plantar fasciitis discomfort.

August 24th, Friday

New favorite quote!

I returned to the cinders for the first time in  2 months. It was slow going at the start.            But, after a grudging mile in the heat of a cloudless sky, I was able to run some pretty quick 100 pickups in the shady area of the track. I completed 10 pickups concentrating on good form and short strides. Fortunately my heel was not bothering me even though I was experiencing some discomfort in my right, upper leg and butt.  Following dinner and a long walk on the boardwalk this evening my heel is quite sore.  Glad to get actual running done with only two weeks to NJ games.

Stats –

Sleep = 8 hours

Diet – 8/9

a.m.HR = 56 BPM

Weight – #154.5. BETTER!

I-Mad = 2

a.m. PF = 7  for first steps. 2 for rest of day