Ugly Toes

Molly and I went out together for a run yesterday. I decided to test out my theory that she'd be less of a pain if we played a little frisbee first, and it seemed to work. She got so muddy, though, since everything was melting. Not much of interest with the run - the warm weather was awesome, I had to change my watch band to the smaller one (I'd switched to the extension so that I could fit it over my winter layers), and we were slow.

34°F | felt like 27°F | From SW 9mph
1 | 9:15
2 | 9:33 | 18:49
3 | 9:46 | 28:36
4 | 9:36 | 38:12
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4.03 miles | 38:27 | 9:32/mi.

Today ... it is not a good idea to run after getting a cavity filled. I waited an hour after I got home, but my lower lip and tongue still felt puffy. The inside of my cheek felt like it kept getting stuck to my teeth, which was a weird feeling. The puffy tongue was really distracting at the start, as I wondered if it just felt puffy or if it was actually swollen. Then I got distracted thinking about jewelry (I've had my tongue pierced since '98; I wear an 8 ga 1/2" barbell) and wondering where I've got all my old stuff stashed.

That was a lot more interesting than thinking about running. Despite the very nice temperatures (low 40s!) this was not a very good run. Maybe I felt off from the Novocaine, but I doubt it. I'm just dragging right now, which just adds to my waffling about Boston. I think this weekend's long run will have to be it for making up my mind. As I was saying the other day, I have until 3/1 before the price increases (although it's now at 87% full) and I'm not going to pay $145 for a marathon. $90 is bad enough. But anyway, if my 18 this weekend is bad, I'm going to call this off.

1 | 9:15
2 | 9:35 | 18:50
3 | 9:35 | 28:26
4 | 9:36 | 38:02
5 | 9:31 | 47:34
6 | 9:45 | 57:20
7 | 9:24 | 1:06:44
8 | 9:21 | 1:16:05
9 | 9:32 | 1:25:38
10 | 9:41 | 1:35:19
11 | 9:25 | 1:44:45
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11.08 miles | 1:45:34 | 9:32/mi.