check-in

[ilanarama]

It's time for your weekly monthly check-in! How is your running going? Do any races recently? Looking forward to any races coming up?

Today is the first day to register for the 2012 Boston Marathon!

Comments

[meri_oddities]

You should. It looks fun. Of course, it's only a 2 hour drive for me.

You're doing Houston, in Jan, aren't you?

[ilanarama]

That is the plan! I am hoping I will get enough training in that I won't have to drop down to the half. This morning's 6 miles was pretty tough!

[meri_oddities]

How's the foot? I'm assuming if it was tough it was because it hurt when you ran on it.

I'm developing something in my heel. I'm hoping ice and ibuprofen will take care of it.

[ilanarama]

The part of the foot that was broken doesn't hurt while I run (although it tends to ache afterward) - it's all the muscles in my legs that are no longer used to running. Plus it's depressing to be so much slower than I used to be, for the same heart rate.

Ice ice baby! Or maybe you need new shoes.

[meri_oddities]

Not being able to run for a while must have sucked. You'll get it back, though. I know you.

My problem is that 10 marathons in a year doesn't leave any time to train to be faster. I've been pretty consistent with my times on the races I've raced. But they are slower that I'd like.