Shamrock 10K update, a little pain
Official time: 55:36
70th out of 159
11th out of 15 dudes my age
With giving the field a 30 second head start (unintentionally) and staying in the back for the first couple of miles, I managed to pass 89 people in what I hope was a gentlemanly manner.
So it looks like I dodged another bullet with my New Year’s Resolution-breaking bump up in mileage last week. I do have a mild pain in either the joint or metatarsal behind my right pinkie toe. No mystery why that pain is there – I’ve been favoring my right big toe (the healing Mistletoe half blister – three months now!) and landing more on the outside of that foot. I’ve run through/around much worse pain before, both before and after going barefoot, but I’m going to continue taking it easy this week. Not because I’m worried about it, but because I feel I should “punish” myself for being reckless.
I have a 5k next week and a 5 miler the week after that. Don’t expect any PRs – I’ll be employing my back-of-the-pack gentleman technique for all races up to the Blue Ridge Marathon because I need to be in the best Don’t Be An Idiot shape of my life. That’s a mountain bigger than anything I’ll be running over…
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Good clump, glad to read you’re on the road to recovery and reducing the nagging injuries. I’m slogging 2010′s first outdoor “race” this weekend, a four-miler. Because I’ve bought into corporate marketing/American consumerism, I will wear shoes. Cheers!
“Injury” is a strong word; it’s a familiar (and mild) overuse pain. So long as I don’t land hard, as sometimes happens when running fast, everything feels fine.
I want to always be up front about any pain or injuries I experience. While I think it is possible to go barefoot without any issues, I think very few have the patience and discipline to ditch the shoes without a hitch. Ooh, new post…
Smart move on kicking back a bit. That’s how you’ll keep a real injury at bay. Good job.