Ashton Cross Country

Ran from home to Ashton CC, around, and back, that was 4.4 miles.  Tried to run on turf as much as I could.  My legs get tired, but I think they will eventually get stronger. I will bike tomorrow and give some rest to my feet. Saw an oposum with about five little ones on her back!  what a moment!  Never seen anything like this before!  I also saw a deer crossing the course.

X-Training

Decided to give some break to my feet and went on the bicycle this morning. Used the cadence pod... it seems like to Garmin stopped when satellite reception was not good and relied on the cadence pod...  Not sure what works best.

Talked to Assen about school, what happens when you finish Elementary, and Jr-High, and High School.  Talked to him a little bit about college.
In the afternoon, walked about 1.2 miles with Karen and Sophia. Sophia used her scooter.

Ashton Cross Country

No pain when running on Ashton Cross Country with my Merrell Trail Gloves this morning! So, it is the banging of my foot against the hard pavement that make my metatarsals hurt! I will try to run on the Cross Country field as much as possible, so my feet get stronger.  I should wear more padding when running on pavement.

Running on grass is hard, but that's OK with me.  I know this hard training will pay off during road races. I am a happy dude today!
Mother's Day in the US. Happy Mother's Day!

Bicicleta

Decided to get up and go out for a bicycle ride this morning. Trying to give some rest to my foot. Received a message from Runblogger and suggested I should go see a physician about my possible stress fracture.

Everyweek, I log in a list of words in SpellingCity for Assen. He likes to practice vocabulary matching.  I think it is a great idea to develop his vocabulary (and mine).

Metatarsal Stress Fracture?

I went out running this morning and felt a terrible pain in my left foot, by the joint where my big toe attaches to the rest of the foot! I thought about stop running and go back home. I continued running  on grass as much as possible and slowed down my pace. It was a lot better to run on grass than on the cemented trail. I think I should give my feet some rest from running (or switch shoes). Time to get that bicycle out!
Here are some interesting readings on metatarsal stress fracture:
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Ronald McDonald House 10 Miler

Second time I run this 10 Miler. I had the chance to talk to Ryan and Ben before the race. I was telling them how hard it is for me to run at a fast pace during my training, but when I am racing, I get some energy from somewhere and I can push hard. It looked like the beginning of the race was a bit different from last year. Then, I felt it was all familiar. Running uphill on the trail was necessarily with good form. I could feel my forefront of the feet hitting the pavement going uphills. My Garmin was letting me know I was going at a good pace. I ran in with a pack for most miles. The pack was dissolved by mile six or seven. Tried to finish strong at the end. I didn't let any runner pass me at the end. I finished in 1 hr and abou 17 min. Pretty much the same time than last year. I am so amazed oh my body's memory to run at the same pace than last year.

Cinco de Mayo

Ran about 4.5 miles this morning practicing negative split. I started running at 9:37, and finished at 8:02. I felt like I put lots of energy. However, the average pace was only a 9:07. Is this normal?  How can I attempt to run 10 miles at less than 7:40 tomorrow?  Is the adrenaline going to do all the extra work?
Not sure if I should just take it easy and run with Gene and Bill. I am more tempted to set my Garmin to 7:45 pace and run a real race. The question is if my body is ready for it.