Day 4,516—One Thing at a Time—
Start time: 4:40 a.m. Weather: Mid 70s wind .9 mi/h, Humidity 71% I wasn’t sure what to expect when I started running. I felt the immediate pain like I did yesterday when I began to pick up my feet higher, and I was still moving slower than usual and could sense how much I had changed my stride to accommodate. Yet, it was encouraging to see that I was running a little under a 10-minute mile. A full 1-2 minutes faster than I was able to do yesterday. I can still tell how much I'm not in a good mood, having to accept that I am no longer at the peak fitness I had when I went into my run on Saturday, and I am no longer focused on elevation training as my goal to get even more prepared for the race. Today is also my last day to change my start time to start with the slower group, but I don’t know what I will do. I got a meeting after work, and I am taking my daughter to gymnastics today. I also need to pay my bills, return my shoes, and sign up for an acupunc...
