Good and Bad

Here's the good thing about most of my strength workouts if you're a runner - they're chock full of lunges. Here's the bad thing about my strength workouts if you're a runner with a foot injury - they're chock full of lunges. May concentrate on core for the next few days.

I decided against the Stratford and Scenic run this morning (a rare victory for common sense) and decided to pit my foot against the neighborhood instead. That was probably a good decision as I aborted the run less than half a mile in. I could have continued if I needed to, but I was feeling some pain from it and didn't want to push my luck. I'll try again tomorrow.

Don't get complacent common sense - it can't last!!!

While I'm at it, here are some more goods and bads from this morning.

Good - I'm sitting here eating roasted tomato and bell pepper soup with rice.
Bad - my foot is stuck in an ice bucket.

Good - the bin from my shredder is just the right size to fit my foot and works really well.
Bad - almost too well. Keeping my foot in the freezing ice water for 20 minutes at a time hurts like a son of a bitch.

Good - Nancy has to fetch me more rice, soup and bread.
Bad - "you'll have to wait, you're on my terms now". Thanks honey.

Good - Maybe I need a little bell to summon her.
Bad - Will never happen :-)

Good - I get to just sit here and watch tv.
Bad - Gavin has control of the remote and we're watching Spongebob!!!

Ok, my 20 minutes are up - time to defrost the foot. Just had a great idea - maybe I should save up all my chores for these 20 minutes sessions and then make Nancy do them.

Ha ha ha - hope she doesn't read this.


Update: Whoops, I think she just got wind of my cunning plan - "that foot's got to come out of that bucket sooner or later"