Metabo journal

Ran 10 and walked 1 on the track at Capital high. I had a much better day running and could breathe a lot easier than at the beginning of the week. Now hopefully I'll have another good day in 2 weeks when I'm running Robie.

Ran the short loop at lunch with MW. It was good to get out outside, but it was a little windy and cold for April.

Ran a larger loop with MW and AA and it was a humbling experience. I struggled to keep up with them while they floated along effortlessly. After Robie I need to start working again on interval training to pick up some speed.

Ran 8.5 miles with MW and then walked another 1.25 miles to Ketchum.

Walked on the greenbelt with Arby after school. It was nice but a little cold. Afterward we went to Mazzah.

Ran on the greenbelt with LC. This was the last run before Robie. Hopefully I will make it to the finish line and not be too sore the next few days afterward.

This afternoon I "participated" (not ran) in the race to Robie Creek. I say that because the first 8.4 miles are climbing and I walked the stretch up to the summit. Overall I walked probably close to 2 miles. I decided to take it easy so that the race would be enjoyable- hence the high race time. It was a difficult course so I'm okay with my strategy of walking the steep portions and giving myself scheduled breaks during the uphill portion. It was also about 75 degrees and the trail was dry so there was a lot of dust getting kicked up.

Walked around the Capital High track with LC studying for the rheumatology final. It was a gorgeous day with temps in the mid 70s and no wind (i.e. perfect golfing weather).

Bad day today...was rear ended and the explorer is probably totaled. Good thing we weren't in a smaller car. I have whiplash and have somehow blown out my right calf. I think I tore some of the muscle wrenching down on the brake when we got hit. We were pushed into the car in front of us, which makes us the meat of the sandwich. Arby has whiplash too, but is otherwise ok.

Walked around the Capital high track with LC while studying for the ortho final. I have been walking ok for a few days, but there is still a knot and point tenderness in my calf. I don't know what is wrong with it and will probably have to go see an orthopaedist to get it figured out. Hopefully nothing serious, but I don't feel like I'm safe to run just yet.

Today I walked a mile around the school and down to Enterprise to get my rental car. My calf still has point tenderness and an obvious knot even though the bruise is healing. I have also noticed that after walking a ways, I start to get cramping in the bottom of my foot on the proximal fat pad. I made an appt to see an orthopaedist.

I walked 2 miles on the treadmill to see how my calf felt. It didn't feel too bad, but I also wasn't walking very fast or strenuously. I am trying to do as little as possible before seeing the orthopaedist so the issue isn't confounded.