Run

• 28m
• 2.00 miles
• 14m /Mi

Went a little further today, wanted to shoot for 2 miles and see how I felt. Still bothered by that sore calf muscle, especially on the uphills, so did a lot of "run for a few minutes, walk for 20 seconds" and repeat. Still feel pretty out of shape and carrying these extra pounds isn't helping any. On a scale of 1-10, my stamina level is about a 2, so I guess it can't get a heck of a lot worse. Not giving up though, just keep plugging along. Still feels like I have something like chronic fatigue or mono or whatever, even though the doctor said there was nothing wrong at my last visit, and nothing showed up on my blood test. Have another appointment coming up in early June, so I'll continue to see if I can lose some weight and keep up an exercise routine and then see what she says.

Run

• 17m 30s
• 1.50 miles
• 11m 40s /Mi

2nd half of the Thumb Butte loop. After power hiking to the summit, I ran down the easier and longer trail back to the base. Running downhill did not bother my calf as much.

Sport

• Hiking
• 19m

Hiked up the very steep north side climb to the top of Thumb Butte. It's about 0.8 miles of relentless steep uphill, with an elevation gain of about 700 vertical feet in that distance. Rested for about 20 seconds before running down the 1.4 miles of the easier trail down the west side.

Run

• 18m
• 1.25 miles
• 14m 24s /Mi

Same short loop as yesterday. Was going to go farther, had planned on about 2.5 miles but got a severe calf cramp about a mile in so ended up limping back to the start and calling it quits. I'm sure it's from not doing any running for the last 2 years. Still, plugging away, we'll see how things feel tomorrow!

Run

• 16m
• 1.25 miles
• 12m 48s /Mi

Trail run at Willow Lake park. This is the first time running in nearly 2 years. Just wanted to do a short bit, not overdo things first day out, but man, am I out of shape! Stuck to the dirt trail and crossing my fingers the old plantar fasciitis does not flare up again. After suffering with that for 3 years, I don't want anything to do with it. Am going to see if I can get into good enough condition to perhaps do the Prescott 10-K race in May.