Well, I took my first big leap in this Dam to Dam adventure by signing up for the Iowa Speedway 8k in April. Brad's uncle ran it a few years ago and said it was pretty awesome to get to actually run on the racetrack so I'm giving it a go. I'm currently in the bipolar phase of alternating between "5 miles, how can I possibly run 5 miles?" and "5 miles, that's nothing, by summer I'll be running 12"!!"
In other running news, my darn second toe is acting up. I broke it in basic training so I wasn't surprised when I started getting numbness in it when running on the treadmill, but recently it turned into actual pain and I had to stop an otherwise fabulous run yesterday due to it. So, after paging Dr Google and talking to someone at my local running store I bought some insoles that will hopefully solve the problem. What is the problem, you ask? My second toes are longer than my big toes. My dad always said that meant I was smart, but apparently its actually called a Morton's toe and can cause pain because that toe takes the brunt of the force when running/walking instead of the big toe. Everywhere I read about it, though, insoles seem to make a huge difference. I'm hoping to get away with some generic ones, but if need be I'll head in to the doc to get some prescription ones. I was hoping to test them out today, but Collin had other plans. Maybe tonight!
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