“Just keep swimming” – Dory

Feeling better today. My stomach wasn’t wrenching and
nauseated. Though, I was still leaking out the end a bit. My foot was sore after
getting home and I didn’t intend on running. I figured I’d give my body another day off.

However, I recently received some new Brooks Ghosts with
custom neon orange lacing that needed to be laced. I figure I should lace up
the shoes with orthotics and some new Feeture socks, right?

Well, that’s all it took. The comfy feeling of new shoes
that fit just right. And of course, they look hot too! I stood up and was ready
to go for a run.

This decision didn’t come lightly though. Remembering, it’s
only been 36 hours of visiting the restroom on a regular basis. It definitely
crossed my mind that after a few strides my body could inadvertently explode. This could
be a real mess on a treadmill.

Motivated and in a hurry before I changed my mind, I edited
an old strides workout thinking it was a treadmill run. Unintentionally, I
front loaded the slow portion not remembering this run had a long section in
the middle. Once I realized the mistake, I rolled with it.

From this point I did as usual, but only seven iterations
due to time. My HR was much higher than normal, but I was motivated the whole
run. I had to slow down to stay in zone 3. Should I be trying to recovery in zone
1&2? What if I’m still in zone 3 at the end of recovering 2 minutes? Should
I slow for both hills and recovery; whatever it takes to remain in zone 3 for
those iterations? Thanks!

Next day:
Body’s feeling good, outer portion of foot slightly sore. How should I proceed?
Run 1:00, or can I do a strength session today with long run tomorrow?

Thank you so much for your guidance and support. I hope you
have a wonderful weekend!