August 20th, Monday

Very positive workout today on the track. I stayed in motion for 40 minutes covering 2.67 miles.  The best news is that my heel was feeling no discomfort for the entire grime.  There were frequent stops for stretching big horse my upper thigh and hip has been feeling sore lately. I’m pretty sure that is a result of some aggressive stretching I did a few days ago after reading an article, in my period of desperation, promising to cure plantar fasciitis by stretching the hips. It seemed to feel better when I increase the pace. It hurts the most jogging and walking. So I did 7 pickups of from 100 to 150 strides averaging about 7:30 pace during the pickups. It was the best track workout I’ve done in months. I am continuing aggressive rolling with the golf ball for my plantar fasciitis. I am convinced that it is the reason for the break through in my heel pain issues. I am becoming more confident that I can compete successfully in 3 weeks at the New Jersey Senior Games and qualify for the senior Nationals. This coming Sunday is Jason’s run at which I plan to do only administrative work and not try to run competitively.

Stats –

Sleep =10 hours

Weight = #157

Diet = 8

a.m.HR = NORMAL

I-Mad = 1.

MPFD = 6 for a few steps