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I’ve slowly been trying to increase my mileage since I am still fighting off the Plantar Fasciitis. \u00a0This week was the longest yet in 2010 at 13 miles, I know impressive? \u00a0I feel like I’m getting stronger (running-wise) and haven’t seen an increase in heel pain. \u00a0I don’t think I’ve seen a decrease in pain either, though it is hard to tell for sure. \u00a0I’ve gone 2x’s now to a free wellness clinic and gotten a massage,\u00a0specifically\u00a0on my foot as well as chiropractic work on my foot. \u00a0Last week was more of a chiropractic massage really digging in and put some foot bones back in alignment. \u00a0I got a lot of pain relief from that session, but not as much this week. \u00a0They are students, which is why it is free, so I might need to suggest that they work on my legs and hips too.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday morning I woke up with the alarm and felt very awake so I jumped out of bed and got a 5k loop in. \u00a0It felt pretty good. \u00a0I need to be setting my alarm earlier, because it is hard to get even a 3 mile run in as well as the PT and stretching that I need to be doing. \u00a0I was very happy to run in the morning!<\/p>\n

I didn’t run again until Thursday. \u00a0I knew that if I wanted to get the run in I would just have to do it right after work, but also knew that I still wouldn’t have a lot of time. \u00a0So I ran home from work. \u00a0It ended up being farther than I remembered but was a good 4 mile run. \u00a0It took a little while to get warmed up and relaxed (maybe hampered by the fact I was running with my wallet, cell phone, and keys). \u00a0It was 39 degrees so I opted to run home in shorts! A little cold on my knees but it felt great.<\/p>\n

My third run was the Sunday morning 6.5 with the guys around the Get in Gear loop. \u00a0We split into two groups about a mile or so into it and I opted to stay with the back group and we had a nice and relaxed run. \u00a0It was overcast but still 36 so another great morning to be out on the trails.<\/p>\n

Overall it was a pretty long week. Several late nights and long days made for a pretty exhausted guy come Friday night. \u00a0Though we enjoyed watching Invictus<\/em><\/a>, \u00a0which brought back memories of my time in South Africa<\/a>.<\/p>\n

As the title says, I’m ready to start increasing my mileage. \u00a0I’m going to do this by adding a 4th day of running, though probably not this week. \u00a0I’m going on a 2 night, 3 day field trip with 104 7th graders to Wolf Ridge. \u00a0Should be a lot of fun, but don’t know if I’ll have the time to sneak in a run. \u00a0There will also still be significant snow on the ground there too. \u00a0 I need to pick a race to train for so that I have that extra motivation to get out there.<\/p>\n

How was your week? What is your next race?<\/p>\n

This Week’s One Post<\/strong> is a short preview of the Human Race 8k<\/a> that I wrote in 2008 when I signed up for it. \u00a0Back in January, I thought I might be in shape to run it this year, though it isn’t looking good on that front. \u00a0Probably not a good idea to run the 5k either.<\/p>\n

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