Last Race/Next Race

The Stanford Habitat For Humanity Home Run was my first non-trail 10K. I met my goal with a time of 58:52. It was a lot of fun. Beautiful weather. My ankles held up very well.

Next race will be the Castle Rock Trail Run 10K on 11/18. See: http://www.redwoodtrails.com/final/castle.html.

Things I am changing:

I have some plantar fasciitis in my left foot. Yesterday I switched to SuperFeet insoles, to see if that helps.

For my ankles, stretching and wobble board are helping, so that will be part of my daily routine.

I am going to lose 14 pounds by the second week of January (I will do it this time!). This will reduce stress on my body. This will take me from 212 to 198, which is closer to where I was last year. Still better than the 300 lbs. I was 3 years ago.

Tomorrow!

Tomorrow is the Stanford Habitat For Humanity Home Run. I am feeling pretty good, though I still worry about my ankles.

I found out that I needed to stretch a lot more than I was. Once I stretch my major calf muscles long enough, I can actually stretch the ones that were hurting.

What I can't fix by stretching, however, is whatever I have done to the ligaments over the years. The wobble board is helping me develop some stability, but it is going to take some time.