Jan 31 2009
Getting back into a comfort zone is good. Today, I was able to get in an easy 3 hour ride and it felt great! About an hour in, I ran into a couple of regular riding buddies and we cruised for about an hour before I split off. There really isn’t anything special to report. It was just a fine day to be out and a fine way to spend 3 hours. Beats the stuff out of running.
Jan 31 2009
The other day during my five-mile run my left foot started to hurt. I think it was my flexor halucis longus tendon (I had to look that up—running might end up helping me with my anatomy class). The next day when I did three miles (29:33, w00t!) it was fine and it hasn’t bothered me since. I’m going to try for 9 miles tomorrow, and if it’s a problem I may look into getting some more specific running shoes.
I’m wearing New Balance 873s now, which are trail runners, meaning they’re not as cushioned. I also picked them out based on their looks, because they lack that certain running-shoe butt-ugliness and when I got them I didn’t think I’d ever actually be running unless somebody tried to rob me or something. Unfortunately this means I skipped the whole gait-analysis thing so not only do I have the wrong shoes for the surface I run on, they also might be just wrong for me altogether. I will, however, be using them in that half marathon because that sucker includes “a combination of singletrack hiking trails, fire roads, pavement and a beach crossing.”
It being the last day of the month, I went back and read some of my older posts. It’s really encouraging to see how I’ve improved—A couple of weeks ago I was really proud of myself for doing 2.54 miles in 30 minutes. I guess that’s what this blog is for, good to know it’s working!
Wishing @colinmcalister the best first day of class ever! Can't wait for this weekend and Friday night shenanigans.
Just had the best spaghetti sauce of my life. Seriously going to dream about it later.
RT @sjbernhisel I ate one of the best meals of my life for free at the Grand Cafe. Thanks @schuylersm for being f... http://schmap.it/AzaQ6l
I ate one of the best meals of my life for free at the Grand Cafe. Thanks @schuylersm for being friendly to chefs so we could eat there! I get to go on a fancy-schmancy free date tonight since @schuylersm is a social butterfly who made friends with two chefs. #cantwaityouguys I may be broke after paying tuition, but not too broke to buy some sweet handmade Italian shoes for $23 http://yfrog.com/n2yh1moj "Alright now off to eat Indian food until we smell like a couple of burning diapers," @colinmcalister. "Did you just say 'burning diapers'?" The crowd of hipsters marching up Polk, waving signs and chanting "Take back Polk! Marina chodes go home!" made my night. Just saw Sergey Brin walking barefoot around No Name Cafe, like he owns the place or something
