January Update

Easing back into enough miles to start a marathon training program.  Two weeks were over ten miles, two under ten miles. 

I did crosstraining almost every day.  Cindy had a hysterectomy, and we have been home for most of the month, so I abused my heavy bag, swam at the local rec center, and did quite a bit of resistance training.

Best entry on my running log:  Sprinting, too many times, between the table and buffet.

Still encountering heel pain after a run, and in the mornings.  Shopping for a night splint to try.

Sacramento 49r

Sacramento CA has always been a great place for Cindy and I to exercise.

Many bike trails run along the Sacramento River.  The biggest truckstop, the Sacramento 49r, is only a couple of miles from the trails.
Now the city is extending the bike paths across the overpass just south of the truckstop, and is building a pedestrian bridge over I-80 near the canal just east of the truckstop.

Today I ran four miles easy, up El Centro Rd (no sidewalk, 30-inch asphalt shoulder) to eastbound San Juan Rd (wide, concrete sidewalk).  I encountered the trail-head at the canal (asphalt, wide) and thought I might be able to run down to westbound El Camino and right back to the truckstop. 
The unfinished bridge stopped me, and I backtracked to the truckstop.

Raining and 40 degrees.  Average 11:00 miles.  Minor heel pain.