Run Log: June 2012

Just finished a run out on the Greenway Rails to Trails path in Ashtabula.  We went 3.25 out and then Mike stopped at the car while I ran another .25 out & back.  (I wanted a 7 miler today...he was happy with 6.5.  We're both nursing injuries ~ Mike his hip flexors and my my stupid heel.)  It was good to run together & not fight!
    WARNING: INJURY WHINE:  My stupid heel has hurt all month.  I ran 9 on June 9th ~ and after I ran 3 on the following Monday, I couldn't walk without rolling my foot to avoid a full 'walking' motion with my right foot.  Stretch, ice, stretch, ice, rest (oh, I hate rest), running on trails (I do love Camp Stigwandish), cutting my miles, ice, stretch...It got so it didn't hurt except when I ran.  Makes it hard to be motivated to run!  But I figured I was on the mend if I could run and then be able to walk without pain later in the day.  Today was the first day it didn't 'hurt' when I ran.  I could feel it, but each step wasn't pounding.  I'm sitting here with my ice bottle now ~ it's kinda flattened out, so it doesn't roll real well under my foot, but I'm sure it's helping.  There is such a fine line between resting to heal and keeping it working.  Both are important (probably resting more...but I keep pushing the working it).
The injury has taking some of the fun out of summer running ~ it's hard to be motivated (as I said) and it's been HOT the past few days.  BUT I have made it out to Camp Stig twice.  I've laid out a new 2-mile trail for the XC kids that is more spectator friendly.  I totally forgot how hard it is to run at Stig.  IT'S SO HILLY!  The first time I only ran the 2 miles.  The second time I made it 3.5 ~ but I was exhausted!  It's weird to be there alone.  It's peaceful, yet spooky.  Hard to explain...but I think I'd rather have a running partner with me.


June's totals:
66.5 miles for the month 
423 miles for the year
51 biking miles for the month
103 biking miles for the year
249.5 miles in my red & blue Asics ~ not shiny and new ~ and I'm wondering if new shoes would help my foot?!?  249.5 is not a ton of miles on shoes...(and that's about 40 cents a miles!)


Some interesting facts:

Longest run this month: 9 miles
Favorite place to run this month: Today's Greenway Trail run ~ gotta love that there's a pot-o-potty right where we park at Jewel's Dance Hall!  Quiet & peaceful & shady (even tho' it was overcast today)
# of bags of Candy Cane Kisses left in my cabinet: Still that ONE bag...I've been tempted to open it, but I've let it sit there...
# of boxes of Girl Scout cookies left in the cabinet: NONE ~ ate all I could get my hands on (and I don't think I shared with the kids at all)
# of books I read this month: 5!  Wow!   That may be a record.
Biggest YMCA pet peeve this month: I've run by the Y this month...that's as close as I've gotten to it.

Monthly mileage record: 80.5 miles March 2012 
Highest mileage ever-at-one-time:  13.1 miles ~ May 16, 2010 (Cleveland 1/2) 


PR's:
5K: 22:45 (Rabbit Run 10/30/11~ but I think it was a short course)
10K: 52:02 (Cleveland 5/15/11)
10-miler: 1:21:29 (Hermes Cleveland 10-miler 4/28/12)
half-marathon: 1:55:04 (Cleveland 5/16/10)
marathon: 3:50:05 (Akron relay {team run} 9/24/11)