Much to My Husband’s Chagrin

I’m Streaking!

Ok, so yes, this streaking is not exactly scandalous 🙂

Since I’m trying to maintain my fitness before starting Chicago training in earnest at the beginning of July, this challenge caught my eye and figured it’d be a good way to keep me on track.  I plan to run more than 1 mile a day on average, but I like the idea of getting at least one in every day and further solidifying the habit.

Despite the PG-nature of this streaking habit, Tom still doesn’t wholeheartedly approve.  And it’s probably for my own good – my achilles has been bothering me recently and he’s worried I’ll overdo it.  Of course, he has a bit of a point, and after suffering some injuries of his own recently I know he just doesn’t want me to go through what he’s gone through, but I think I’ll be ok.  The weird thing about this pain is, my achilles started bugging me when I went from running in my Nike Free’s all the time (the 3.0’s with a 4mm drop) back to a more traditional running shoe – the Adidas Boston’s – some of the time.  Isn’t achilles pain supposed to happen when you go TO a more minimal shoe, not AWAY from one?  This actually isn’t the first time it’s happened.  I had some achilles pain last spring before I moved to the Nike’s while I was still running in some much more cushioned, heavier shoes, and it largely went away after I made the switch.  There’s probably something to that, and typing this it seems pretty obvious, but toward the end of CMHM training I realized I needed something a bit more substantial, or at least more cushiony, as I upped the mileage.  So I’ve started rotating my shoes, and really like the Boston’s until a few hours after a run when the stiffness sets in.  They’re cushiony but light, and feel like they’ll hold up to bigger mileage better than the Free’s.  Any advice?  I know shoes are different for everybody, and I actually love my Free’s (particularly the customized ones my in-laws gave me for my birthday, nothing like purple and green shoes!) but I’m a bit perplexed and would love to know if anyone has had anything similar happen and what they did about it!

In the meantime, I am going at my poor calves with the Stick nightly ….