Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Stick To The Ribs

Yesterday I went for a short run with Molly, “Hog Dog”, after just a short distance I sat down to remove something sticking me in the side of the foot. It's happened before, nothing in the shoe, just sleeping nerves waking up.

A mile later I was impressed with “phantom” stabbings emulating from my foot. Pollyanna would have been proud, “Just a nerve waking up Mike, deal with it”. It seemed a long two and a half miles, so soon after returning home I jumped to the opportunity to remove the offending shoe. As before, nothing in the shoe, but as I started to remove my sock from the top down , peeling it off inside out, there it was, a single sticker most likely from a Raspberry or Blackberry Bush. UGH!

Still undecided about Steamtown, I ran a good training run on the C&O Canal on Saturday (Twelve Miles) and a fun nine mile trail run on Sunday. While running I felt good but once I stopped it wasn't long before GI issues reared their ugly head. Fortunately neither experience lasted for more then a couple hours, but even so.
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I will be trying some new foods this week to see if they might make a difference. This morning it was Irish Oats, “This stuff will Stick to Your Ribs”, Sue proclaimed as she placed a bowl in front of me. “Trust Me Sue, Sticking anywhere is the last thing I want from these”, I replied.

Let's hope Sue is dead wrong.

Mike

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