I decided to take action today. At every opportunity I stretched my calf muscle and foot. I drank a lot less soda and coffee and a lot more water. Most importantly, I went to Fleet Feet and bought a new pair of shoes.
This time I went with the new Brooks Defyance. It's a neutral shoe, just like the Brooks Glycerin that I was wearing for the past year - however, it's $30 less expensive.
I decided that after work I was going to get a workout in. I would try to do the 2 x 1600 interval workout (the one that I could not start during the past two days...) on the treadmill. If my foot started to hurt or cramp up, I would go to the eliptical or rower or stationary bike instead.
I started out with more stretching. Then I got on the treadmill and did a fast walk for 1/4 mile, and then a slow jog for 1/2 mile. So far, so good. I turned the speed on the treadmill up to 7.5mph (8:00/mile pace) and crossed my fingers that I could go the full mile without pain.
Good news. I was able to finish both mile intervals at the 8:00/mile pace. I felt like I had some steam left afterwards as well - which was good as my 2 mile run on Saturday morning really drained me by the end.
However, overall I felt tired. I'm not sure I could have kept up the pace without the treadmill keeping it for me. It's been a tiring few days. My younger son has been sick. I have been going to sleep later than I have wanted to on a nightly basis. My project at work has ramped up and I have a lot less downtime during the day. I didn't realize that my running would suffer much, but I guess it has. Hopefully I can get some more rest during the weekend.
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