I wasn't sure what to expect going into this due to the foot injury I have been dealing with. I started out running with Jamie and the pain became quite intense pretty quickly, so I decided to try and tough it out and just hang with her. The pain eventually turned dull and stayed constant, so I was able to deal with it for most of the race. We kept a fairly constant pace and took short walk breaks at the drink stations. The late climbs kept us from breaking 2:00:00, but considering this was Jamie's first long running race and we didn't rest for it, I think she did an awesome job. I think shes on her way to breaking 4:00:00 at the Las Vegas Marathon in 3 weeks.

As for me, I'm starting to wonder if I have a stress fracture in the 4th or 5th metatarsal. The fact that the pain became managable was encouraging today, but it obviously affected my performance. With taper starting for the marathon, I won't feel guilty skipping runs if I need to and hopefully I'll be back to 100% for Las Vegas.

Considering the circumstances, nothing, I really enjoyed running with Jamie today.

Had some bagels, grabbed a beer and headed to the car to warm up, then came back and watched the awards, where Jamie really cashed in. 2nd in her AG and she got a raffle prize for a free massage!

I have to say I was really disappointed with Old Chicago not have any vegetarian options with the pizza rolls they brought. But I guess I shouldn't complain about free food.


Foot Injury