"A Hefty Hunk Of Steamin Junk"

I went out and tried to run but it didn't take long to realize that this darn calf isn't getting much better! I am not to optimistic that I'll be able to continue with the training that it needs to be at this point...! I maybe have another week that I can get away with without a long run but after that its just going to be short on time, I know this is kind of a bad attitude but I am not going to thrash my body running a marathon just for the sake of running it, I've been there done that! If I can't reach my goal then I feel I need to back off and get healthy and then start over again. It sucks but I have to face reality, so Maybe I will take it easy this week and then see where I'm at next week and then go from there. I will stay with the cross-training until then and then see where I am at! I really can't wait much longer than that cuz I have to cancel the rooms before its to late, I can't afford to go down just for the sake of going down.

Later. 

Resting the calf...

I've decided to stay off the elliptical for a few days as that seems to be aggravating the calf injury. I need to try and get ahead of this thing, If I can't get back out on the road next week then I am probably toast for SGM.

Later.

Pretty much the same as yesterday and all week, just resting the old calf. Seems to be coming along and I might try running some on Saturday. Hopefully!

Later.

Up at 5:30 and then I went out to try out the old calf and it seemed to do better today, but the stiffness is still there. I will try it out again on Monday and see where its at and then go from there. I kept a pretty steady pace, 8:23 with a total time of 28:47. I hope I will be able to train pretty good next week during the week, if my calf will let me run, I need at least 3 20 milers between now and the SGM. I will probably only taper 10 days or so, so that should give me a little more time. I would hope for a steady week of training next week and then a 15 miler on Saturday and then move up from there... HOPEFULLY! My son Ethan broke the 19 minute mark on his 5K this morning! I am really proud of him, not bad for a 14 year old, he is running with the cross country team at the high school so he's doing well! He just ran a 5K on Monday and broke 20 minutes and then he ran again today and really had a great PR of about a minute and a half! I am really, really proud of him!

See ya Monday.