Larry and I went for an easy run this morning. After wandering for
about 1.5 miles we found ourselves near the start of the neighborhood
5K course. Larry decided he wanted to run it at a bit of a faster pace
to see how it felt. Shortly after we started we noticed that his
dog Ozzie wasn't behind us. I told Larry to keep going and I went back
to find Ozzie. I was just out to stretch my legs this morning and it
didn't really matter to me how I did it. I found Ozzie a block or so
back and got him to come with me. He tried to get lost a couple of
times, but we finally caught up to Larry on a section where the course
doubles back. I ran the rest of the way with Larry except for the final
loop around the park (it was too dark for me and I didn't want to risk
a misstep). Larry averaged around an 8:00 minute pace and should do
well at the marathon. My calves are still a little tight from
Saturday's run so I decided I'd soak them in a cold tub for a bit. As I
stepped into the tub I realized I'd turned on the hot water instead of
the cold. I decided heat might be beneficial, too, so I kneeled in the
hot water and massaged my calves while they soaked. I then hit the
shower and ran straight cold water on them for a few minutes before
warming up the water to finish my shower. They feel much better. I'll
continue to roll them with my stick 2 or 3 times a day for good
measure, but I think I could run the marathon on them today, and they
still have a few more days to recharge. I wore my marathon shoes
today. After Saturday's run I had the beginnings of a blister in the
same spot on both feet, left foot worse than right, on the top of my
foot just above the joint of my big toe. I could feel some thickness at
that spot in my shoes, at the bottom of the tongue, so I decided to
unlace my shoes anddo some trimming. I think I removed the trouble spots. I tried them this morning and they felt good.
I also cut and put the adhesive tape part of a flexible fabric Band-Aid
on that spot on both feet last night. After sleeping, running this
morning, soaking in a hot tub, followed by cold and then warm in the shower, they are both still on securely.
I bought the "tough" variety this morning that are supposed to stick
even better and "stay on untill you take them off". I plan to cover the
hot spots from Saturday with the tape from the Band-Aids just to be
sure the hot spots don't reappear during the marathon and turn into
nasty blisters.
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