Markemmanuel

Owie… I don’t know if it’ sympathy pain but it’s hurting.  I’ve been feeling pain in my right foot and heel lately.  I skipped my running to make sure I don’t break anything.  Two weeks of healing and recovery is much better than being sidelined for an entire year. I know too many people that didn’t listen and continue to press their body through the pain like ya know, my bro.

I swapped my daily walking shoes, eased off the exercise, and relaxed.  It began to feel a bit better but I need to know what caused the pain.  Was it excessive exercise, poor nourishment, or maybe the shoes that I wore?  Friday, I started wearing the shoes I used to wear daily.  The pain returned in my heel and in the around the metatarsals of my right foot.  Problem found.  They’re great shoes but they’re over a year old.  It’s time to replace my year old walking shoes with a new pair.  Any suggestions for comfortable casual shoes?

What’s your body telling you?  How are you responding to it?

Last night, I did my first abdominal workout in six years.  It kicked my ass.  I have a long way to go.  I assembled almost all the tools I need to get a fit and healthy body.  I have no more excuses.  It is all up to me now.

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I don’t know what makes me so excited about running the Frozen Turkey 5k.  I know I won’t be running a PR  because it’s four days after Philly Marathon.  The brown blue and white logo is pretty rockin’.  The race is like most Turkey Day races where proceeds go to a food bank and us runners can donate non-perishable foods.

I’m excited to run this because it’s hard to resist Turkey Day food.  Keeping a food journal doesn’t work for me with all the temptation. To keep accountable on Thanksgiving, I registered for this  short Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving Day morning and doing an easy jog before heading to my family party. It’s going to give me a little leeway at the Thanksgiving Day feast I’ll be attending.

I look forward to running a race the organizers hope to turn into a Thanksgiving tradition in Buffalo Grove, IL.  It’s a chip timed race running through the neighborhood I lived in as a child for two years.   I’ll have an opportunity to visit my old house, the playground I used to play in, and the church my brother was baptized in.

Is running a Turkey Trot a yearly tradition for you?  What are you doing to be accountable for you health and training?