Injury

Quick training update for the week.

My 10 miler on Sunday went fine, despite the fact that my big toe hurt (more on that later.).  I was still running pretty slow, but it was so nice to run outside!  Some parts of the trail I ran on hadn't been cleared yet, but it actually felt good to run on the packed snow.  It was just like running on the dirt trails in AZ again!

This week is supposed to be a lower mileage week - around 18 - 20 miles.  My plan calls for a varied schedule where I run higher mileage for 3 - 4 weeks and then scale back in mileage for a recovery week.  I haven't exactly had a bunch of high mileage weeks, but I decided to keep the recovery week in my plan anyway.

Favorite Runs: Papago Park in Phoenix, AZ

This post is hopefully the first of a series where I discuss some of my favorites: runs, gear, books, races, etc.  For my first installment, I wanted to share a favorite place to run that I discovered several weeks ago during my trip to Arizona: the trails at Papago Park.

MAF Test #3 (Hint: It wasn't good)

Quick note:  After I posted about my treadmill run on Wednesday, I went back and reviewed my running schedule...doh!  I was supposed to have run 6 miles on Wednesday after all!  So I didn't really add any extra miles to the week, which is OK.  I just decided to forgo the extra 3 miles and leave my total mileage at 33 for the week.

The past couple of days have not been great from a running perspective.  I had a busy afternoon on Friday, so despite the nice(r) conditions outside, I wasn't able to get out before dark.  So I had to suck it up and go to the gym for a treadmill run.