Lazy Sunday.
Turns out, it does rain in Phoenix. Turns out, the weather girls in Phoenix can hype up a "significant" thunder storm that basically just means it is going to be cloudy. But, compared to some crazy snow storm, I'll take it. Gives me a reason to
sit around on my ass catch up on some things inside.
On Saturday, I went for a 13 miler with
Jeff and
RunningLaur. It was my first significant run since my RnR Mardi Gras race. Unfortunately, I'm also going to have to call this my race report for the "
Global Warming, My Ass!" virtual race - but more on the "unfortunately" later.
The three of us ran along the Phoenix canal system in an older more developed part of town. It was a great change to the usual suburbia runs that I take. 0 - 6.66 miles: 1:13:50.
Here are
Jeff and I celebrating our run (picture courtesy of
RunningLaur). Well, either we are celebrating or Jeff is trying to push me off of the bridge. If you look close, you can see Jeff bracing for leverage and a look of fear on my face. At least that is my story and I am sticking to it. RunningLaur took a picture of the two of us, but I look like more of a goon than normal.
Now to the unfortunately... While I had a bit of discomfort in my foot during the run, it really started to flair up when I finished. On the drive home I knew that I was done for a while - probably longer than I would like. I got home, iced, compressed, and elevated. After I showered, I noticed I had a small bruise where it hurt:

And then, today, it got a little worse:

Now, I may have been born at night, but it wasn't LAST night. So I don't need someone to tell me that bruises are NEVER a good thing. So, I'm going to take a week off, maybe more. However long it takes to get 100%. In the meantime, I'll be biking, working on my core, and trying to stay away from the Oreos. Looks like I am going to take a little bit longer of a marathon recovery than I would like.
Of course, as I finish typing this, it is starting to sprinkle. Turns out the weather girl was right - and it is a good thing. I've heard that if they don't hit their weather forecasts 100% of the time they are fired. At least that is the way it is for every other job, so it has to be that way for weather girls, right?