Weekly Mileage Oct 17-23

Sun: 13.5/1:00:06/4:53/WMU Legs a bit stiff from the run yesterday, and thought I was going to have issues with blisters again in the WMUs, but it was ok. Left foot got tender again for the last 3-4K, but not bad as long as I keep the pace easy. Will do bike tomorrow to give it a break. Should be in good shape for getting in the running I want to in the US, but not sure when I'll be able to do speed work.
Mon: Bike 35.6k
Tue: 17.6/1:23:51/4:45/MWU3 Good run! Thought it would be chilly, so wore a vest at first, but took it off within about 15 min. Legs pretty loose, although could feel the muscles from the last two runs because of the time off. No pain at all in the left foot, only slightly tender for the last 1-2K when I was speeding up a bit. Timed the last 2K at 4:39/4:33.

Wed: Rest (travel to U.S.!)

Thu:13.3/57:58/4:21/Mach11 First run in the U.S., and first run in the Brooks Mach 11s, and it felt great! Nice rolling hills, beautiful foliage, and cool. The shoes are not cushioned really, but there is quite a bit between my feet and the road compared to the other shoes I have. Legs felt great running, no blisters, and no soreness today. A bit surprised at that pace, but I did feel like I was moving pretty briskly. Will run with the new Garmin next and in the Nikes.
Fri: 14.52/1:04:27/4:26/XC Zooms Another run in new sneaks. The Nikes felt good, although a little strange near the ball of my foot at the beginning. This pace is fast again, I guess because of the cushioning. I'm at a dilemma of how to record my runs now, because the garmin distance is off when compared to the same route with gmap pedometer.
Sat: 12.8/1:13:03/5:34/Mach 11 Ran out to Aggie to meet Dave and do some trail running. Was fun to run and chat at a very slow pace. Pretty rocky, but the shoes obviously protected my feet no problem.

Total Mileage: 71.7

Weekly Mileage Oct 10-16 (Injured)

Sun: Rest. Foot finally starting to hurt less.
Mon: Bike 32K. Commute to work. Thought about adding more distance on, but foot felt sensitive.
Tue: Bike 32K, Swim about 50 min.
Wed: Bike 33K
Thu: Rest. Going to run tomorrow!!
Fri: Bike 48.6K Foot felt tender, so decided to bike. Was a nice long ride along the Arakawa, foot felt tender during a lot of the ride, but was ok when I got back.
Sat: 12.4/1:00:26/4:52/MWU Took it at an easy pace, foot felt tender and almost turned around before going 5K out, but foot did not seem to be getting worse, so just ran on the grass.

Weekly Mileage Oct 3-9 (Injured)

Sun: 7.8/40:04/5:08/Evo The bottom outside of my left foot was bothering me at work today, but I figured it was no big deal and would go away. It did mostly by the end of the day, so did my run home, but about 5K in it started to bother me, and so I stopped in Asakusa and took the train the rest of the way home. Must have overdone it at the end of my run yesterday. Will rain tomorrow, so will take an unexpected rest, then hopefully bike on Tuesday and should be ready for a good track workout with Namban on Wednesday.
INJURED!
Mon: Rested because of sore foot and rain.
Tue: Bike 33K. Foot sore and was standing all day at work, foot really sore at end of day.
Wed: Went for x-ray. Said there was not fracture and that I need at least two weeks off. That sucks!
Thu: Rest
Fri: Swim in KS for 30-40 min
Sat: Swim 50 min

Total Mileage: 7.8K

Weekly Mileage Sept 26-Oct 2

Sun: Watarase HM 21.1/1:25:08/4:02/MWU
Mon-Tue: Rest
Wed: Bike 40K
Thu: Rest (Blisters from Sunday almost healed, but taking one extra day)
Fri: 13.5/1:03:05/4:44/Evo Good first run after the race, legs feel good overall, just a little tightness. Should have stretched more this week during my rest period. Blister didn't bother me at all.
Sat: 18.9/1:29:34/4:44/VFF This seems to be my default pace these days. A beautiful day and nice run. Feet felt good in the VFFs, even with no socks and the healing blisters. Took it easy for most of the run, but some guy started to pass me at about a 4:30 pace with about 5K left, which was a good chance to turn on some speed. I kept up with him for a while and it felt good, so I took off an left him behind. May have been more social to chat with him, but I guess I'm too competitive for that. Paced a couple of the last 1ks at 4:18 and 4:25 - glad I could do that comfortably in the VFFs.

Total mileage: 53.5 Will take it up to over 60K next week, and then into the 80s again after that!