Catching up

It's been a little while since I've posted, but it's been a busy summer. Baseball games, a little vacation/family reunion, gardening, all that good stuff.

I'm really pleased with how my running has been going this summer. I really feel that I am getting much stronger. I am sure it has to do with the fact that Miles is barely still nursing and I am also really listening to my body's nutritional needs. I remember feeling really drained quite a bit last summer, and even some over the winter, and now I just feel so much better. I wasn't able to run a race in June because my weekends were full with baseball games on Saturdays and church commitments on Sundays, and I am itching to race again. I would like to run a 4-miler on July 4th. Last night I slipped in the barn and sliced open my big toe on a piece of metal (I will NEVER wear flip-flops in the barn again!), so I will have to see how it is healing before I plunk my money down.

I bought some new running shoes and did something shocking! I have run in Brooks for the past 10 years, but I decided to shake things up and I purchased a pair of Asics (GT-something or other). They felt good at the store, but I had a hell of a time breaking them in. My plantar fasciitis flared up and I was ready to return the shoes when finally they started to wear in. It is amazing to me that breaking in a pair of running shoes is such a big deal. I mean, they really aren't all that structurally different, especially the ones that I run in. But I also can see how with all the stress I am putting on my feet, just a small adjustment can make my oh-so-sensitive feet cry out.

The garden is thriving, the chicks are getting nice and fat, and our hens are adjusting to life without Big Daddy Rooster. We said an overdue goodbye to him last week. RIP Big Daddy Rooster!