Today is the first week of my taper so it was my last "long" run with the girls (over 10 miles). Just two weeks to go!!! I ran 15 miles today, Rita did 20 then she starts her taper. It was a cold, misty, nasty morning and I was stumped on what to wear. It has taken me all summer to determine which outfit rubs the least, is the most comfortable, matches, etc. but this morning the weather was much too cold for just a tank top and shorts. So I took an old pair of Doug's tube socks, cut the toes out of them, and wore them on my arms hoping I would warm up during the run and be able to discard them.
Unfortunately around mile 10, just when I thought about peeling off the socks it started to rain. Now I had these thick cotton socks that were soaked on my arms running around town. One of us had short sleeves, and we were all in shorts. We must've been an unbelievable sight because in the last 2 miles an elderly woman rolled down her window and asked if we were cold.
Despite the weather the run went great except for my plantar fasciitis again. It started to hurt in both feet around mile 6 and was very painful by the time we finished at mile 15. I did buy new shoes and new shoe inserts this week so I am hoping I just didn't properly break them in yet.... It is quite a shame that everything else feels great (muscles, breathing, fuel belt) but my feet ache with every step. That will not make for a happy marathon finish. I will need to do some experimenting with shoes and inserts this week.
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