Saturday morning the entire Team in Training troop, Brooklyn and Manhattanites, all training for the NYC or San Fran marathons trekked out to
The trail was hard to maneuver in some places with gravel that made foot stability tough, but once you got used to it, that was fine too. Anything to give my knees a bit of a reprieve from the hard hitting concrete jungle I’ve become accustom to running through 17 miles plus. But then, suddenly out of no where, black walnuts on the ground, it was like dodging tennis balls! About 8 miles into the 20 mile jaunt I encountered one rather plentiful black walnut tree that had dropped it’s fruit and let me tell you- my ankle took a bit of a turn. My ankle slipped and the pain shot up my leg all the way to my knee- the sudden jolt strained my tendon and muscles. But luckily for me I ran it off. It was reminiscent of my days playing soccer when I was younger. I used to take some pretty nasty spills in that sport. But who knew running could be so dangerous!
Oh, and I have to give some props to a new found running toy. Or rather, a post-running toy. “The Stick”. http://www.thestick.com/
It is the most fantastic invention ever. And no, it’s nothing kinky. Cheers to a good week at work and running, I’m traveling for work this week and am looking forward to a nice jog along the Seine this weekend!