Jose's Flat Foot Blues

Well I am finally back in the game.  I tried running an easy 3 miles on Monday and while I felt ok through the run my foot hurt quite a bit at the end. So, once again, I took it easy on Tuesday and Wednesday and rested.  I finally couldn't take it anymore and today at 4am I went on a 10 mile easy run.  I am glad to say that I felt great through the run and my foot actually feels a little bit better than it did yesterday.  If things keep going well I will do my scheduled 17 mile run on Saturday.  We'll see how that goes.  I am trying to build up to 20 miles before TOU and I hope I can do it without totally tearing up my foot.  I must say that it really looks like the orthotics are making a big difference.

I am also totally stoked about my Garmin Forerunner 305.  This thing is so easy to use and so convenient.  I could adjust my pace throughout my run according to my training pace and it is great to know how far you have run without depending totally on landmarks.  However, my all time favorite feature is the Garmin Training Center.  I love being able to see all the stats of my runs in one page and being able to see graphs of Pace, Heart Rate, Elevation, and Distance.  The thing is worth its weight in gold.  My only gripe is how little the heart rate monitor display is on the screen.  If anyone knows how to get a larger display of the BPM please let me know.  Anyway, I had a good running day today.  Tomorrow I am doing elliptical and we'll see how Saturday goes.  Wish me luck.