Run aborted!

RUN 0.24 miles in 2.5 mins
BIKE 19 miles in 1hr

Hoo boy. I put new orthotics into the blue Adrenaline 13's and the brand new green 13's Monday night. I tried running my 8 miler this morning and ow-ow-ow-ow-ow I couldn't do it. I got to the reservoir park and ended it. It even hurt to walk in those shoes. I did trim back the orthotic in these shoes before heading out the door, as even walking around the house was uncomfortable.

So I changed it up to do a 1:20 bike ride. I pushed the cadence up and tried to make it more of a workout, but after one hour I could feel strain in the left pes animus (same knee tendon injury from last year!) so I quit at 1hr.

Did 15 mins of abs and 10 mins of arms. Very unsatisfying morning. But it got better--Sugar came home today! Now I get 2x daily walkies!

Yesterday I was all gung-ho about adding onto my training to include tri specific training. With the foot pain (mild even as I sit here) I'm less gung-ho. But here's what was going through my head yesterday.

I've yet to select a triathlon for 2013. I've had thoughts about Route 66 in July and Branson in Sept. Both are half iron and would be easy training if I just wanted to enjoy them. With all my friends doing iron distance this year, I'll have no problem finding training partners for fun.

Then I had a crazy thought about just following the TriFuel Ultra plan just for funnsies. It would give me a loose structure to follow, I wouldn't pile on the hours and miles, but it would keep me interested.

As it is now, I'm not liking much how my body feels with the ultra running. My upper body is stiff and wasting away. My lower body is bulking up muscle and probably fat. I feel so unbalanced. Swimming sounds like a foreign concept. I've been looking at the P90X system as a way to get strength back on a schedule.

It all sounds so fun in the taper. But really--iron distance training? What's the carrot? Is fun enough? What's wrong with the EN HR plan for the half distance?

And what's wrong with just taking it easy in April and basking in the post-Fitty glory?