Good day at Jack's... and running again?

Susan and I got in a great day of climbing at Jack's Canyon on Sunday. We did almost 10 pitches in about 4 hours, hung out with good friends and enjoyed some warm sunny weather. This was the first day in quite a while where I felt antsy to climb the whole time and just kept tying in and cranking up routes with minimal rest. I actually felt pretty darn strong. Amazing what a week of no running will do for my energy levels!

On the running front... After a week of no running, I went for a run up on the mesa with Susan this morning and felt pretty good. No pain in the left foot. I most definitely didn't push it at all and showed some good self restraint. What a relief that my foot felt better. I'm not out of the woods quite yet as it will be interesting to see how it responds as I try to run more miles this week. Good start to the week though! Felt really good to run again.

Since I wasn't running, I mountain biked a few times last week to keep my legs moving and work the lungs a bit. Still not as fun as running for me but still had a pretty good time (although, I suck pretty bad at it, having had to walk my bike through some sections of the Schultz Creek Trail...I think I could almost run it as fast as I biked it...pretty lame riding. Still learning I guess...and who cares anyway!). It was a great way to get tired and keep my mind off of the hurt foot so mission accomplished on that...

Running Log

Last Week Total:

12 miles (all on one day with a few hundred feet of elevation gain)

This week:

Sunday- 0 miles

Monday- 6.5 miles (5 miles on mesa + 1.5 miles work (foot felt good, one step at a time...)