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Debate on the Mountain: 10/4/04

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I made it over to Mission Peak on Sunday for a training run. It was a while since I'd been there. I spent almost the whole time trying to decide whether to go up once or twice. Would twice be too much? Would once be enough? I was planning to run something the next weekend, whether a marathon or 50M. 2x might be too much on a pre-race weekend. It just came down to what time I would get home, so I went for the once up. There were other people out there, most on their way down, but some still going up. I didn't pay a whole lot of attention.

I wore the Brooks Adrenaline trail shoes with double layer socks and modified shoe inserts. I don't have any leg pain anymore, which is good, although I am still cautious. I think a little work on the wobble board is a good idea. And stretching, and massage with a foam roller. Funny that runners forget all about these things when they are healthy. After you get injured then you remember all the things you were supposed to be doing. It seems time consuming, but being injured takes a lot more time than a 10 minute stretch.

Running down the mountain was fun, and didn't hurt, so I was happy. I felt like I could have gone up again, which is a good way to end a workout. I wandered around a little to cool down and found old plastic bottles to pick up and throw away. That made me happy too. My big toes were a little unhappy. They rub in these shoes, but that seems like a minor problem.