My feet, especially my left one, feels like there are marbles under the ball of my foot.
Many of the coaches in my running group are in school for the Doctorate of Physical Therapy. My coach worked on my feet. Basically I have some tight muscles in my calves, some ITB issues, and had some bones out of place in my feet. She put them back in place--those were the marbles I was feeling and the pain in my feet during the race.
I need orthotics. I'll work on getting those soon.
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Monday, October 15, 2007
Denver Marathon--not the race I wanted!
Well, I had visions of doing really well at the Denver Marathon, sadly this was not to be.
My time was a disappointing 5:08:41--meeting my worst case goal--to beat my Vegas time of 5:08:58.
I only had 5 miles around my target pace of 9:45--I can truly say that each of my training runs was better than my race.
According to the news, it was 34 degrees at the start, I'm not sure if that included wind chill, but I completely agree with that. The weather was cold, windy and the level of rain only changed during the race. If it stopped, I never noticed.
I'm not sure if it was the cold that affected me or not. I had pains that I did not really have in training. I had foot cramps, and knee pain that I have never had before. My stride was shortened by this and I kept hoping I could run through it and it would get better. My legs felt fine. They are only a little sore today, but my feet are extremely swollen.
I'll have to put this behind me, figure out what I can learn from this, and look forward to Disney--targeting a 4:30 for that race.
My time was a disappointing 5:08:41--meeting my worst case goal--to beat my Vegas time of 5:08:58.
I only had 5 miles around my target pace of 9:45--I can truly say that each of my training runs was better than my race.
According to the news, it was 34 degrees at the start, I'm not sure if that included wind chill, but I completely agree with that. The weather was cold, windy and the level of rain only changed during the race. If it stopped, I never noticed.
I'm not sure if it was the cold that affected me or not. I had pains that I did not really have in training. I had foot cramps, and knee pain that I have never had before. My stride was shortened by this and I kept hoping I could run through it and it would get better. My legs felt fine. They are only a little sore today, but my feet are extremely swollen.
I'll have to put this behind me, figure out what I can learn from this, and look forward to Disney--targeting a 4:30 for that race.
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