I've got a lot to talk about today. First, today was the Half Canfield Memorial Mile. I've not been feeling well for the the past week. I've had diarrhea on 2 different occasions and yesterday I began feeling like I'm catching a cold. My confidence was not too high. I did not place in my age group (6/9, 47th overall), but I ran faster than I did at the Dogwood Mile (6:29 - 6:48). The third place age-group finisher was 6:05. I'm needing to take another 30 seconds off my time. Overall, I was very pleased.
Second, I'm changing my program again. For the rest of this year and maybe until indoor I'm going to focus on long slow distance training. Finally see if I can work my way up to 10 miles. I've read that this is a great way to remain healthy while improving race times.
Third, my health wrapup. My right heel is still sore in the mornings and hurt some during my race cool down. My left hamstring still gives me fits with extended driving. I should probably see the doctor about my bowel issues. I'm going to first try to cut back on beer and bread. See if that helps.
