Week 2 of Barefoot Running

4/4/11
PM: Strength training at NHHR.

4/5/11
PM: Barefoot run in Guilford. Roadways were wet and cold. Feet got numb in spots within only a few minutes of running. (16min 10sec).

4/6/11
AM: Saw Dr. Cohen at Connecticut Orthopaedics Specialists for a second opinion on the right leg. I've come to the conclusion that doctors have no clue and that medicine is by and large guesswork. Before Cohen even looked at me, he ordered X-rays, and until I told him that the previous doctor thought hamstring tendonitis, he wasn't even thinking that. Then he changed his mind. He suggested an MRI, since he couldn't conclude a thing on examination.
PM: Strength training at NHHR.

4/7/11
PM: Worked until about 8/pm and then did a barefoot run in Stony Creek. (10min 24sec).

4/8/11
AM: MRI on my right leg. (1hr).
PM: Threw on the VFFs for 2.6 miles in 27 minutes. Ran out-and-back on the BT trail. Stubbed a toe on the bridge. Thought I had broken it, but it seems fine now. However, the ball of my left foot was giving me trouble. It felt like I was landing on a small, flat rock right behind my second met. Did some strength training at home afterwards.

4/9/11
Started out barefoot around the Guilford Green. Only made it a few minutes before the ball of my left foot started acting up. Threw on the Minimus and ran 5 miles in 51 minutes. Only a few twinges in the leg. Encouraging? It never seizes to amaze me what a decent outing can do to change my mind. My mind had been made up, after a bunch of shitty outings, that I wouldn't be able to get my running back in time to do a long race in the fall. Now I'm thinking that everything will be OK.

4/10/11
Strength training at NHHR.

Total barefoot miles: 2.1

Of note: Last night, I made Spaghetti Squash with Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Chickpeas. Delicious. The recipe, among others, can be found here: http://chicvegan.com/6-delectable-spaghetti-squash-recipes/. I think that might have been my first time cooking with spaghetti squash. Fun. Also, I'm currently reading "The Last American Man" by Elizabeth Gilbert. So far, great read. Highly recommended.