Good News/Bad News

Miles to date: 186

Lets play a little game called catching up:

Saturday, August 21:

Good News: I survived my longest run to date, 15 miles throughout Sandwich. The run went well enough, just under two and a half hours. There was some walking involved and an offer of a ride with a mile to go that was damn near impossible to pass up, but I finished.

Bad News: My body revolted shortly thereafter. I spent the next hour and a half in a bad way. Powerade makes me sick to my stomach and I was having trouble holding down any food as I attempted to replace the carbs I had expended. Not a pleasant experience.

Week of August 23-27:

Good News: I've started logging some serious mileage in the past few weeks and the thought of 26 miles doesn't seem quite as daunting as it once did. Training has been going well and I feel like I am in great shape.

Bad News: The miles are starting to catch up to me, there's been some nagging aches and pains that have been catching up with me. I had to take last Wednesday off (my weekday long run) to recover a little bit. During my 15 mile run my feet were killing me and I was convinced that my shoes had gone flat and it was time to replace them (after only ~200 miles, which is pretty quick).

Good News: My "training staff" was able to help me out in short order last week. Craig at Brine Sporting Goods in Waverly Square, by far the most knowledgeable sports store shoe guy I have ever met, assured me that my shoes still had considerable life in them and that my pain likely stemmed from some metatarsal issues. My physical therapist, Cheryl Maurer of Functional Mechanics was able to modify the over-the-counter shoe inserts I have in just a few short minutes and it has made all the difference in my training since she did. The foot pain has subsided substantially and some of the shin pain I was feeling has gone away as well due to the increased support.

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Good News: I was able to get a number for the Boston Athletic Association Half Marathon! I am very excited to be taking part in this race over Columbus Day weekend. Hoping it will serve as nice tune-up for the Marathon.

Bad News: Staring at 17 miles this weekend. As I'll be on the Cape for the long weekend, I'll be taking this one on by myself (unless anyone has any interest in coming with? Anyone? Bueller?) The fact that Hurricane Earle is steaming for the northeast with an expected hit of Friday doesn't exactly warm the soul either.

All in all, more good news than bad as of late. As always thank you for reading and your continued support. The training is over halfway over and D-Day is less than two months away. Wow.