Running after the Easter Bunny

[Bike Chick]

Hi Runner girls.
You are all doing so great, I feel silly posting about a 5k race. The race was a benefit for the Leukemia Society, and yesterday I found out that one of my students, a 14 year old boy has AML. He is facing a month of chemo in the hospital, to start.

So today I raced for him.

My goal was to break 25mins and I finished in 25:08. There was such a cluster at the start, I probably lost a few seconds. I was bummed for a nano second about coming that close, and then I remembered.....

A young boy in the hospital.

happy easter to those that celebrate and happy spring to everyone else!

Throw out some good karma for my sick little Bio student.

Ruth

That's awesome, Ruth! Puts in all in perspective, doesn't it?

Ran 10 miles this morning!!!!! I'm so excited. It was my longest run so far and quite a milestone. We ran on the area bike trail that's an old railroad bed and some of it was breathtaking. After the rain last night, there were small waterfalls cascading off the bluffs and the creek was swollen and swift. I wish I had brought my camera. It's a blessing to be alive and experience a morning like this morning.

[OakLeaf]

Way to go R&R! Great job ... and definitely no reason to feel silly! 5K takes a lot of toughness for sure. Sending healing vibes to your student.

Great job you too BC. Ten is definitely a milestone!

I took the orthotics out of my old shoes today, put the OEM insoles back in and did ten right at a 10:00 pace, including @8:20 for the last half mile. Felt fine. I really had to work to lift my second metatarsals, and my feet were definitely getting tired by the end, but it was actually better than with the stupid orthotics. Dang. It was HOT, okay, just 80° but I'm sure not acclimated to that yet - first really warm day this year.

By the time I got back and got my shower we were running late to get to the boat ride we'd reserved.... so we jumped on the hybrid bikes, hammered four miles, spent a couple of hours drinking wine, scarfing cheese and crackers, and watching dolphins and birds, then rode back at a leisurely pace. Half-@ssed duathlon.

[Bike Chick]

Oak, sorry to hear that about the orthotics. Was hoping it would have worked better for you since I'm thinking of taking mine out of my shoes. Your duathlon sounded splendid though. There was a nice, relaxing reward at the end, wasn't there

[OakLeaf]

Oak, sorry to hear that about the orthotics. Was hoping it would have worked better for you since I'm thinking of taking mine out of my shoes.

No, really, it's good.

I'd been wearing these particular ones for YEARS - the money has been gone long enough that I don't miss it so much. They were just part of a learning process ... part of learning to correct problems I've been having for the last 45 years, ever since I started having to wear shoes. I don't feel bad that I bought them. (I'm pretty peeved at the ortho my parents took me to when I was six, but that's even longer gone than the fitter who put me in the orthotics. ) I'm just glad I'm finally learning to pay attention to my feet, really glad for Knott's advice, and super glad my Achilles tendons aren't killing me right now. My feet are getting stronger all the time. Yay!

[Bike Chick]

I understand, Oak. When I was in my 20's and wore stupid shoes because they looked good my great aunt kept repeating, "take care of your feet." I wish I had started sooner.

[OakLeaf]

I understand, Oak. When I was in my 20's and wore stupid shoes because they looked good my great aunt kept repeating, "take care of your feet." I wish I had started sooner.

... except my foot problems are the result of doctors telling me the exact wrong things to do to take care of my feet. So..... not sure it would be any worse if I'd been wearing 3" heels my whole life.

[indigoiis]

Howdy all... just a quick hello and HAPPY EASTER to all of my TE friends. It is beautiful here and all of the water is drying up. They cancelled the Westerly ride so DH and I did our long run - 10 miles - and noted all of the washed out bridges, dams, and underminded roads all around us. Mother Nature definitely did her landscaping around here!
The show was good - two of our animals placed but we did not get a chance to run. So I am glad I ran today.
I am tempted to ride in tomorrow, but the route I take goes through West Warwick and Warwick where the worst of the flooding occurred. So I am not sure if I will do this or not.

Happy Easter all. Sounds like everyone is on track, and racking up the miles!!!