My main concern this week was the pain I had on my right foot.  The x-ray I had taken came back normal.  I gave my foot a couple days rest and the pain seems to be gone.

I also got the result of my blood test.  It does showed my platelet count is a bit low, but it doesn’t seem to be anything to worry about.  Everything else fell in the normal range.  It would have been nice if they did find something wrong as it would have explained while I seem to be getting fatigued after running just 2-3 miles.  Maybe the problem is really just the weather.

I think I need a mental boost right now so i decided to try something new for the remaining 4 weeks.  I decided to run just 2 miles without any walking and do that 4 days in a row. Every 4 days I’ll an extra 1/2 mile and gradually build up the distance I can run without having to walk. Since that isn’t much running at all, I’ll do double runs each day, at least initially.

It actually worked well for me this morning.  I went out and ran 2 miles and I actually did it at a sub 9:00 pace which was a great mental boost for me I’m hoping this will help with my confidence as I approach the Chicago marathon.

I was worrying about having to taper, but after thinking about it, I’m not running much these days anyway, so I’m not going to try and taper for the marathon except for resting the 4-5 days before the marathon.

Posted by derek in Chicago, Marathon, Training