Stick It Out

Just a quick post before a busy morning and weekend!  Can't believe September is here already.  I am so so so not ready for summer to come to a close.  So I'm not going to let it happen yet.  In some ways, this is the best part of the summer for me, harvesting and cooking all those yummy tomatoes in the garden, sitting on the porch on cool nights, having cooler mornings and evenings to run.

I promised myself that I would take a rest from running for atleast four days, and I'm doing my best to "stick it out".  Having "a little" problem with my foot again, like I did in the spring, but this time, instead of ignoring it when it started to bother me, I'm treating it now so it doesn't develop into the type of thing that made it difficult for me to even walk, let alone run.   I don't think it's anything major.  Could even be due to the wrong running shoes and my insoles that I use to treat metatarsal problems being overused.

All I know is I'm sticking it out, trying to do the right thing.  Got a long run planned for Sunday, but if the foot is still sore, I'm going to take a pass.  Not worth it.  I want to run this half-marathon for the first time so bad I can see it, I can feel it.  It's going to happen, but I have to do the right thing now.  I'm registered now.  I've made the committment to the race.  I have to keep the committment to myself, take care of myself.   Everything else will fall into place.

So I ordered new insoles (arrived already), and I'm icing, resting, taking Motrin, massaging, all that good stuff.  I think it feels better.  I'm going to try to stop in at a new running store today (new meaning I've never been there) and see what they have, how knowledgeable they are, and go from there.  I know I need new running shoes (already) because the ones I got in May are not working out.  Think they're too small.  My big toe popped right through the top of them, and now I'm using duct tape on the inside.

Tomorrow is my meeting and weigh-in.  Not expecting to see any great results this week.  Had a rough time last weekend tracking.  Irene made me  it (or not do it).  I was totally distracted by the hurricane and I am confessing right here and now that it was a bad weekend for me. 

Got a few picnics to go to this weekend and looking forward to spending time with a lot of friends and family.  Good times will be had by all!   What's my favorite part of family picnics these days?  Playing with the kids, playing anything, frisbee, ball, hula hoops, croquet.  Love it all.

Happy Labor Day Weekend to everyone.