July 22, 2007 by jon.

  Well I did it again with different results this time.

  I ran three times within 24 hours to again train for the Wild West Relay.  I started at my nemesis Johnson’s Mound   on Saturday morning. 

 Except this time there were no kids cheering me on.  My butt was dragging.  I don’t really get it.  I felt ok (See below), I ate better than last week.  (Last week Arbys the night before, this week Beef Stroganoff) and had a better night sleeping.  But I still had a hard time getting up the hill. 

  For some reason on Friday the sockets where my legs join my pelvis in back starting bugging me.  Pretty annoying if you ask me.  Almost like a pain in my butt if you know what I mean except it was both sides.  Plus I also had an upset stomach most of the day.  I downed quite a few Pepto’s

to try and keep it under control but 5 trips to the bathroom left a “Raw” behind.  (Vaseline does the trick to keep from rubbing when running) 

  Now that I think of it, I do know why I had a worse time on the hills Saturday….Duh!

  Then came Saturday night.  For some reason I have it in my mind that I have to do better than the previous week.  So I went 5 miles this time.  I made it but it wasn’t comfortable.  Please see the above for the varioius maladies plaguing me. 

  Before the afternoon run I went to pick up my new shoes at Dick Ponds. 

 

  The Asics Gel Kaynos.  What surprised me was that a 4E width was still pretty snug (Foreshadow warning…..).  I still purchased them in the hopes like all other shoes, they’ll stretch a bit.  

  So here comes Sunday morning…Today.  Yesterday’s gastro problems are gone, but I slept pretty poorly last night.  Got my rear out of bed and out the door and trudged through the miles (Of course, had to do 5 again).  Around 1.5 miles I notice my right middle toe was rubbing.  I tried to ignore.  (Get an idea where this is going???)  By the time I got home both middle toes of both feet were in pain.    I wasn’t limping but it sure was not fun.  Looks like my sock was so snug against my foot that it couldn’t move although the toes were.  Friction was created and rubbing commenced.  FIRE! 

  Two nice big blisters on the toes and I can’t wear shoes without band-aids today.  That’s what I get I guess. 

  What does this all mean?  Well, I did 15 miles in 24 hours.  The first five were all hills, the same as last week.  I think I’m as ready as I can get for the relay when living at sea level.  Two weeks until the race and next weekend is travel time so I won’t be able to do this kind of training again.  (Which may not be a bad thing).

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July 22, 2007 by jon.

  We had the (Last) ball game of the year yesterday.  Robyn’s team finished the softball season with a bang.  Only 7 out of 12 players showed up but they played with enthusiam.  Of course we don’t keep score so there is no telling how they did.  Robyn had fun and that was what mattered.

  She played Second, Short Stop, Catcher and Outfield  (Although outfield in this league is standing in the shortstops back pocket).  She did pretty good.  Had a hit every time at the plate too.  I think she only struck out once this whole season.

  It was fun watching her grow in the game.  Her throwing was getting better altough her batting remained about the same.  You see dad pitches a little faster than the coaches so when she hits off of me, it goes farther.  Not so in the game with the coaches.

  So now what?  I think we’re done for this year.  Brad doesn’t want to play fall ball and I don’t blame him.  Last year got to be a little long.  He may or may not try out for Travel Team.  We’re still discussing.

  As for Robyn, sports are done for now.  She may try cheerleading again once school starts, but we’ll see.  There always is Piano which she is pretty good at.

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