My feet are very sore today...maybe the beginning of plantar fasciitis? But good news, no cankles...yet. 73K today in 10 hrs 45 mins. A few more dropouts today, I think we are up to 12 out. Very high mileage in the early days (250 miles in 5 days) was rough. The shoe surgery worked, and my toes felt much better today. Weather is getting better each day, with a high of 70 today!
We are staying near the beautiful Elbe river tonight. Today Diana wanted to take a picture of me finishing; she ran next to me in sandals, and I swear I couldn't keep up with her!
Tomorrow the distance is about 60K...so relatively short! I just hope the sore feet can hold on a few more days, but as the cliche goes..."taking one day at a time".
7 comments:
Way to go, Russ. Keep at it. More dropouts this year than your previous events, eh? And gaining weight...maybe too many post race beers. But hey gotta keep the carbs coming...Keep it up! Stay positive, I know you are.
kelly
pictures please! jill
Keep pushing, you're doing great!
It's amazing you could put on 3 lbs what with the loss of all those toenails!
You're amazing! Go go go!
~amy jo
Keep it up my man. You can always get a foot transplant back home.
-Eric
Hi Russ / Dad / Grandpa
Keep us the great work! We are all thinking of you mate!
Isabella has been crawing extra long distances for you this week!
Really looking forward to seeing you!
Love
Oli, Tracey and Isabella x x
You inspired me to switch from the Beginner to the Intermediate half marathon class this week....I ran with the faster kids and got my "long" miles in. (Sure is relative after reading your blog posts.) My mantra was "Rus-sell, Rus-sell" when I wanted to stop. Keep up the fantastic physical and mental effort....we're all trying to be a tail wind for you!
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