Training Day

Good morning! Today I get the pleasure of working from home. So I am currently in my pjs typing this, which is pretty nice. We bought a new dishwasher when we moved into our new house and for some reason it keeps giving us an error code when we try to start it. We have a repair guy coming out today to take a look, that being the reason I am working from home.

This morning I had an egg white scramble with a yummy cup of coffee. I sat at my NEW kitchen table to enjoy my breakfast while attending a WebEx meeting for work. 

What do you guys think of the new table?

Now onto yesterday's run. 

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Found this yesterday and that is how I feel about my
training right now. Each day is a step closer!

Yesterday it was so pretty here in Alabama. Compared to the past couple of days with all the rain and cold, this was a very nice day. I got off work early and came straight home so I could enjoy my run outside. I like to run outside whenever possible. I am not a fan of the treadmill, I just feel like I don't do my best on there. Plus I am constantly saying wow only a minute has went by or I am only at 1.5 miles or something like that.

So I laced up my shoes put some tunes on and out the door I went. I was really pumped about this run and was feeling great. I ran around my new neighborhood so there was a lot of new scenery to take in. Kids were playing outside and parents were talking with each other. It was nice to see all of that, you didn't see that much at my old subdivision. I mean there were kids playing outside but the adults kept to themselves and din't really socialize.  

My run was going really well until about the 2 mile mark I started getting this cramp/pain in the arch of my foot. I first experienced this issue in the last 5k I ran. I ran in some shoes that I had not ran in before and they weren't the best ones to choose for that race. Still asking myself why I did that. So I was kind of surprised to see it flare back up yesterday because I had my good asics on. A friend of mine recommended I go to fleet feet and get some shoe inserts  I think that may be a good idea, because the pain is very uncomfortable. After I started feeling this pain I slowed down a good bit. It kind of broke my stride because it was so uncomfortable  I did not want to end my run so I finished with a slow jog. I used the Nike+ app to track my progress. 

I ended up with a 12:53 pace and I am somewhat ok with that. I know I am a slow runner but I also know I am faster than that. When I finished my first mile I was at a 12 mile pace. I think once I get past this foot issue I can improve on my time. 

If you have ever experienced any foot issue like this let me know! Leave me a comment below for any tips!