Deception Pass 25K Trail

The good news is my right foot injury is gone! And without taking the 2 months off that my doctor recommended!! The bad news is my left foot now hurts, in a different place. It's the top of the joint on my big toe. I tried on every pair of running shoes I own and it hurts too much to run. So, I took an old pair that I'm about ready to retire and I cut a hole in the top to relieve the pressure on that joint. It worked like a charm.

Today, I ran a 25K trial run. I only felt the pain when I was running downhill.

This race is one that I highly recommend. It was a beautiful course, challenging, and well supported with volunteers. And the food (and beer) at the end was plentiful, including wood fired pizza.

Before the start of the race.

 

View of the Deception Pass bridge.

 

Views from the Deception Pass bridge.

 

 

 

 

The trails took us along the water . . .

 

 and on bluffs above the water.

 

Quadzuki - 4 Halfs in 4 days

I went back to my podiatrist to get new orthotics. He had advised me that I would need to take 2 months off from running to recover from my foot injury. The new orthotics will help prevent me from getting the injury again once it is gone. I told him I would take January and February off.

Meanwhile, I've got some runnin' to do. I signed up for 4 half marathons in 4 days over the Thanksgiving weekend.

Nov. 27 (Thanksgiving Day) - Widdle Waddle along the Burke Gilman Trail in Seattle. I ran this one with my dog. It seemed to be the season for squirrels to gather their nuts. They were everywhere, and Hero wanted to chase after each one of them. It was really warm out!

 

Nov. 28 - Wishbone Run along the Green River Trail. I ran with friends, Tina and Sarah. It was a nice day for the first 11 miles. Then it began raining really hard and I got cold. Thank goodness it was just the last 2 miles!

 

Nov. 29 - The Ghost of Seattle along Lake Washington Blvd. It snowed over night and there was a little white on the ground at the start but it quickly melted. The gusts of wind coming off of Lake Washington were brisk, to say the least.

 

 

 

 

Nov. 30 - Seattle Half Marathon. Such a big race compared to the first 3! I ended up having digestive problems on this race and walked the last 7 miles. What a bummer. I'd love to do this again next year to see if I can be more successful. But I won't. These races took a lot of time away from my family on a holiday weekend and I don't want to do that again.

 

 

And the weekend ended with a nice blister from my new orthotics.