Pedicab Man

I'll finish my 7th week of marathon training tomorrow with a 7 mile run which will be the long run for the week. My body has been screaming at me for about a week.... the message is that a 50K in early January is loonies tunes. Looks like my best bet will be Myrtle Beach Marathon in February. Riding the pedicab back and forth downtown has taken a lot of my energy reserves along with loosing 9-10 pounds. On the bright side I'm really fired up, the weather is cooler and when I do feel good I'm faster than than the fat guy down the street.

Been doing hot yoga on my off day--Wednesday-- for the last few weeks. My bum hip says this siht has to stop. So it's back to my old routine of 20-30 minutes of light yoga when I get up in the morning. This way if I'm doing Sun Salutations and feel the urge I can just go back to sleep when I get to the prone part of the practice.

I can't imagine going back to traditional running shoes but going 100% barefoot ain't going to happen anytime soon. To many acorns on the street not to mention blisters on the feet. The minimalist shoe option-- Vibram Five Fingers and running shoes with the heel cut off with a hacksaw-- seems best for the time being.