The Agony And The Ecstasy

Posted Oct 7, 2006 by Stacey Shick

Updated Oct 7, 2006 at 02:01 AM

Well, not so much on the agony part, actually. After skipping a week of short runs, I did my long run Friday morning—a 7 miler was on my schedule. It went surprisingly well. No pain in my foot. (Well, maybe a little discomfort, but nothing terrible.) And my time was three minutes faster than the last time I ran 7 miles. Pretty darn good.

The ecstasy? I treated myself to a hot stone pedicure Friday afternoon at Time To Relax Day Spa on Kennedy Boulevard. It is participating in the the Pretty In Pink promotion. Loy made my feet look pretty for the first time in a while—no more bruised toenails out in public. These are the things they don’t tell you when you start running long distances.

Now I’m off to ice my foot again, before heading off to Fort Lauderdale for the weekend. New week, my running gets back on track.