http://seekthecontact.sweat365.com A horse is a horse, of course... Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:28:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Sherene and I headed out for what I thought would be an easy 4-mile run, especially after last weekend's half marathon.  Easy, it was not. The body was stiff, the left foot started acting up, and my "rub spots" from last weekend haven't healed yet. The bonus was it was a ... http://seekthecontact.sweat365.com/2009/07/03/hey-isnt-this-supposed-to-be-easy/ I attempted my second half-marathon last Saturday hitting the inagural Seattle Rock 'n Roll.  Several friends also ran it, so it was pretty cool to see people there I knew. We were late to the start line (we arrived at 7:30) but that turned out not to be an issue.  ... http://seekthecontact.sweat365.com/2009/06/27/seattle-rock-n-roll-half-marathon/ I had a great run today at the Fall City Days 10k.  Jeff brought the girls and they did the 1k while Sherene and I took off for the long haul. I can't really say anything bad about the run.  I felt strong, loved our pace, and it was a beautiful ... http://seekthecontact.sweat365.com/2009/06/20/zoom/ I forgot to put in my Tuesday run -- 5:30am with Angela.  It was actually a nice run, but soooo hard to get up that early! I felt pretty strong though, and love the 10:35min/mile.  Better yet, the foot is still hanging in there.  The combination of taping and Advil ... http://seekthecontact.sweat365.com/2009/06/16/im-awake-im-awake/ This was my first run with the Mt. Si Running Club. A bunch of us met at the HS and I teamed up with my friend Angela for a 7-mile run.  We started at the local High School, ran through the golf course, and went out the Snoqualmie Valley Trail ... http://seekthecontact.sweat365.com/2009/06/13/mt-si-running-club/ I'm too tired to write much, but let's just say the foot hurts like Hell again. I'm going to bed. Maybe this is all just a bad dream...  ;-) http://seekthecontact.sweat365.com/2009/06/11/one-step-back/ I hit the gym tonight with one question: Would the foot hold up? It did.  I'm both grateful and mad.  I'm happy that the foot issue seems to be over, but I'm really bummed that I lost so much training. So here I am, almost two weeks away from the ... http://seekthecontact.sweat365.com/2009/06/10/sweaty-six/ I am totally confused... So, as my previous posts have mentioned, I have been dealing with foot pain for the past three weeks. On bad days I can barely put pressure on it. On good days  I only have a slight limp.  I finally made the decsion that I was going ... http://seekthecontact.sweat365.com/2009/06/07/w-t-f/ At the last minute this morning I decided to throw in a run at the gym.  I know, it was barely 12 hours since my last run and I have an injured foot.  But looking at today's schedule, I knew that this was my only opportunity. The foot is definitely more ... http://seekthecontact.sweat365.com/2009/06/05/well-not-really-an-improvement/ Tonight was one of those go-go-go nights that began when school let out: 3:00 - pick up Samantha 3:25 - pick up Veronica 4:00 - drop Samantha off at gymnastics 4:30 - take Veronica to swimming 5:15 - swimming ends, load up Veronica 5:30 - pick up Samantha at gymnastics 6:00 - quick dinner at McDonald's 6:30 - ... http://seekthecontact.sweat365.com/2009/06/04/testing-the-waters/