Training Log

No running today even though it is a relatively nice day.  I'm letting my sore heels rest to find out if that helps.  Worked from early in the morning until lunch time on the bike team web page that I haven't touched since the summer.  Came home and did a lot of work in the yard, clearng out a lot of old wood and taking it to the curb.  Fixed Jacob's bike seat height and tires so he could ride while I was working.  He wanted to help with the wood, too, but some of it was a little big for a 4 year old.  Worked for a few more hours on the bike team pages and made good progress.

6 pm.  Felt pretty good, however my left heel started to hurt after about a mile but then the pain eased up around 3-4 miles.  I tried to keep my left leg from rotating outward, and that seemed to help.  The pain in the left quad muscle also seems to throw off my stride and cause the outward rotation, so will concentrate on keeping the stride straight and stable this week.

7 pm, 26 degrees.  It had sleeted earlier, but thankfully it had stopped, and there was no accumulation on the streets or sidewalks, just on the car as I left work.  Dressed in layers, and didn't feel cold after the first .2 mile.  Left heel hurt again, and I noticed it is when I'm running on the sidewalk (cement) and when the left quad muscle also hurts.  When I'm running on the asphalt road, which is the last 3 miles, it is ok.

It's my birthday!  What a nice day; my co-workers and friends brought sweets and stopped by throughout the work day, and my kids took me out to dinner right after work.  It was fun.  I usually celebrate with a birthday run, but there was really no opportunity to run today. 

Ordered new running shoes online, hoping that will help with the heel pain; they should be here within the next week.  Am I supposed to be alternating between two pairs of running shoes?  Is there really any benefit to that, and should they be the same brand/style of shoes, just alternating days or different type of shoes?

Ok, it's the shoes.  I ran in my everyday Nikes and my heels did not hurt at all.  8 miles 6:30 pm.

Legs felt kind of heavy at the beginning but was able to speed up the last few miles. 

A co-worker asked me to play on the adult soccer league that starts in March.  It would be fun, but I'm not sure I want to join because it seems there would be an increased chance of injury since I'm not an experienced soccer player.  Interestingly, soccer was not that common in the region (and time period) where I grew up, so we didn't play it in school; we played field hockey instead, which has some of the same field positions and similar general rules.  I did get to play indoor soccer while living in Syracuse; however, that was about 15 years ago.  ; )  On the other hand, playing soccer would be good for sprints -  still deciding.

7 miles, 8 pm after a really busy saturday.  Felt a little slow.