Still blogging...

So, it has been a while since I wrote. Last week was kind of messed up. I didn't run on Monday the 14th. (I was supposed to do 10 miles.) Tuesday I only did 2 miles (instead of 5). Wednesday was a good run. I ran from Cool to Lotus and back to Coloma. It was 12 miles and I ran it at a 7:46/mile pace. I have to confess that it was mostly down hill though. I wouldn't want to run it the other direction. The bad news is I came home with a stone bruise on my right foot. I'm not sure when it happened but it is an annoyance. I didn't run on Thurs. or Fri. I had the beginnings of a head cold and my foot hurt. I know, I know... excuses. On Saturday we went to the "Tough as Granite" 1/2 marathon, 10K, and 5K. We worked the race, directing runners and then we did the 10K as "Ecorunners". We jogged the 10K course and picked up trash. As a reward for doing the Eco-run we got vouchers for a future race. So we'll see what race we can train for after the marathon. At this point I don't even want to think about running after this marathon.
Yesterday (Monday 9/21) I ran 10 miles again. It was tough. I don't know if it's the head cold or my foot or what but it was tough. I ran more than a minute/mile slower than my 12 miles last wednesday. Today I had to leave early so I didn't run. Tomorrow I need to be at my job at 8:00 so if I'm going to do 10 miles I'll need to leave early (in the dark). So we'll see...