lesson relearned
never go running without socks. my duffel bag was missing socks one noon hour and i stood there a moment considering if i should still go running or not. eh, what me worry? i geared up and headed out for an easy five miles.
mile one, no problem. feeling fine. mile two, ditto. all systems go. mile three, hmmm…feet are sliding around in my shoes a bit more than they usually do. mile four, got whistled at by a passing car. mile five, temporary ego boost dissolves as i realize i’ve got a silver dollar sized blister on my right foot.
i guess the good news is that the damage was temporary and is well on it’s way to being healed. overall, the month of may was productive from a frequency standpoint as i only took three days off from running. i even mustered a 14 day “streak” of days run before purposely putting an end to that. (i currently have another 8 day “streak” going…but who’s counting?)
the one missing element from my training this month was the “long run.” that’s something i really need to fix for june. also for the upcoming month, i’ll ideally find a local 5K to get a read on my fitness … or be humbled by speedy high schoolers.
MTD – 159.5 miles (28 days “on”)
YTD – 589 miles
Odometer – 31,695 miles