This week got off to a good start but ended on a bad note. Looks like I am going to be taking Fall Break #2… this time not by choice.
Sun – 9:30 AM 70:00 @ Bent / 1:30 PM 45:00 run (5k steady)
Cold and rainy today… lame! Ran in the morning with Stuart over at Bent Creek. Then came back a couple of hours later to run in the Run for the Horses 5k. One of the families from my HS XC team runs the non-profit organization, Hope for Horses, which the race benefited. Jerad showed up for the race and we ran together for the first 1.5 miles then I ran solo the rest of the way. I went through the mile in 5:20, two in 11:00 and ended up cruising it in for a 16:50… nice hard effort. Jogged around with Jerad for about 2.5 miles then got in some dry clothes.
Monday – PM 70:00 @ Bent Creek
Tues – 6:30 AM 28:00 / 8:00 PM 56:00 in Biltmore Forest roads + CDS campus
Wed – PM 1:17 Tempo Run @ Arboretum
A 6 mile tempo run was on tap for today… since I was on the dirt, I used my HR monitor and ran for 34 minutes.
I warmed about 3 miles with KG and Stuart then added a mile of 20/40 strides. Began the tempo at the bottom of the Arb and took the dirt road all the way up past Bent Creek Rd before turning around at 20ish minutes. On my way back, I had some cramping and ended up stopping at 23:00 and walking for a minute. It worked because I was able to get back at it and put out a good effort in the last mile and half. I was really hauling the last half mile and felt great.
Thur – 6:30 AM 21:00 / PM 1:20 @ Bent Creek
Weird morning run – felt amazing for 2 miles then BAM took a step and my heel was killing me. I walk/jogged for a mile then it miraculously felt better. Not sure what the deal was with that. Had a good evening run with the group – heel was not an issue. Finished the night by absolutely gorging myself at Papas and Beer. I am going to feel that it the morning.
Fri – 6:00 AM 50:00 @ Biltmore Park / PM sprain ankle – lame!
Wow – rough run. I was really feeling the tacos and cerveza from last night. However, I got the run in, so it was a victory.
This afternoon, while dressed up as a rival school’s mascot, I sprained my ankle during the school’s pep rally. Yes, classic. It was just a stupid accident. I was running backwards and stepped on a kid’s foot, which cranked my ankle over. The ankle swelled up so badly that I was sure it must be broken. I was able to get the mascot costume off but still had some face paint on when I went to Urgent Care. Thankfully, the X-Rays came back negative and I was diagnosed with a 3rd degree sprain (but the Nurse Practitioner seemed like she was taking a guess, so who knows). I have heard that sprains can be worse than breaks, but I have had enough fractures in the last few year… I don’t want to deal with another. Strangely, the sprain did not hurt at all. No pain whatsoever. Hopefully, that is a good sign for the healing process.
To make matters worse, KG and I were supposed to be on a plane at 5:30 pm tonight – headed up to New England for a wedding. Instead, we had to stay home and I had sit on my butt all weekend with my leg up. Not cool!
Sat – Nothing! Being on crutches is not fun.
Week Total
72 miles in 9 runs
Looks like another few weeks off for me.
Due to a lack of updating on the blog I will assume that all of the trails in Asheville have been paved, causing Mark to break into two pieces, and every gluten free food has been banned from NC causing Miss Gwyther to hoard whatever food she can and hide in a cave. Hope all is going well.