21 miles

[marathoner452]

I ran 21 miles yesterday on the NCR Trail. I’ve had better runs. I was just really sleepy for some reason. For the first few miles it felt like I was lugging rocks up a mountain even though I was really just carrying my fuel pack (water and gels) on the pancake-flat trail. Then my left foot decided to rebel. See, I snapped something in my left big toe last fall when I tripped over my purse. I stubbornly ran a 4:14 marathon 2 weeks after that, and it hadn’t given me problems until 2 weeks ago with my 20. Yesterday it kept cramping up unless I wiggled it around every few minutes, and I had to stop at mile 12 and stretch it out.

All things considered, I’ve been very lucky with my marathon training. I ramped up very quickly and other than sore muscles I haven’t had any problems. And hopefully by the time I’m done tapering/icing/popping anti-inflammatories this won’t a problem either.

So here’s to 3 1/2 hour runs, blueberry pancakes and Milky Way tarts. And here’s to still having enough energy afterwards to spend two hours at my brother’s last marching band competition of the season.

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Comments

[black-op.livejournal.com]

That is really awesome. I hope your toe gets better and your upcoming marathon is everything you hope it will be.

[marathoner452.livejournal.com]

That's what ice and anti-inflammatories are for. I have a bag of frozen beans on my foot right now. Molds itself to the injury really nicely and doesn't cost too much either.

Corn is better for sore knees though. :-)

~Bethany

[roadwarrior220.livejournal.com]

That toe's always worried me. I remember when you did that--you were on the phone with me and you hit it on your purse. Hope it's okay now.

And here's to another 3 weeks of successful training. If you keep this up, your taper will be perfect and 4 hours won't stand a chance. :-)

~Adam