Weekly Rundown- There Were Glitches
Oh, hello! It’s time for another Weekly Rundown- thanks as always to Kim and Deborah for hosting. This week did not go smoothly; I guess I was due for some bumps in the road. Let’s just see how it played out. Monday It all started with an innocent 4 mile run. About halfway in I started to feel a pain in my RIGHT foot. This is not to be confused with my “difficult foot,” the left one. This is so boring, but a couple years ago I had a dozen shockwave treatments on the left foot and ended up getting orthotics because of something my podiatrist called “lateral column syndrome.” On this run I felt the exact same thing in my right foot, and needless to say, I wasn’t happy about it. For the rest of the day, I could feel a mild discomfort in that foot. I’m worried. Tuesday Gym day. I skipped the sled because I didn’t want to risk aggravating my foot. I did squats and then focused more on upper body- bench press, rows, reverse flys, and abs. Sigh. Wednesday Ah, tough decision. It was supposed to be a 10 mile run, but I wanted to rest my foot. So I went to the gym and did 30 minutes on the bike and then an hour on the stair climber. Wow, I really hated this. I kept thinking about my trail and the big grassy field I like to run in… and instead I was stuck inside the gym. I got through it with the help of a couple podcasts. Of course, Sally McRae would say I should have done it without any screens or headphones- no distractions at all, to build my mental strength. Um… no, thanks. I’ll build mental strength some other way. Thursday Okay, time to test out the foot. I walked for a mile and then ran for 3… it seemed okay. I’m still worried about it though. Friday UGH. I had an absolutely terrible night of sleep. I couldn’t fall asleep for a long time, and then when I finally did fall asleep, my cat somehow got into the bedroom and started meowing loudly. (MUFFIN. I wrote a whole post about you during NaBloPoMo and this is how you repay me???) I seriously probably got about three hours of sleep, and I felt like absolute crap in the morning. I had no choice but to get up at 5:30 anyway, because I had to get my daughter up and ready for school. Since I was up I figured I might as well do a workout, so I did strength at home. Runners touch, squats- getting very low with a 35 pound dumbbell- Bulgarian split squats and dead bugs. I felt a little better afterwards, but I was still dragging all day. Saturday Okay, another run- 5 miles and the foot felt fine. Phew. But it was a windy and rainy run, so no photos. At night, my son came home!!! Go figure- on an extremely windy and rainy day, his flight landed precisely on time. When does that ever happen??? Anyway… let the celebrating begin! Sunday Off. Sleeping in, and I really need it. It was an exhausting week of poor sleep and worrying about my foot. But things are looking up, and after eight hours of sleep I’ll get up and make gingerbread waffles. Other than baking cookies, it’ll be a low-key day of rest. Next week is a big week, with a long run planned for Wednesday. I hate the fact that I even have to think about my foot- let’s go back to the good old days when all I had to worry about was the weather, and how to keep my Tailwind cold! Well… fingers crossed. How was your week? Did you have any unexpected glitches? Are you ready for Christmas? – I’m getting there. By December 24th I WILL be ready!