I went on a 28 mile run with my friend Clifton the other day. Well it was supposed to be 26.2 but we got a little lost on the way back. We left at 4am and got back around 10 am. It was awesome. The whole world was asleep and we ran deep into the the redwood forest in Marin. After mile 15 I looked down at my right foot in disbelief. I had mistakenly put on a hiking shoe thinking it was a running shoe at 3:30 am. I couldn't believe I ran my first Marathon in a hiking shoe! Just goes to show...shoes don't matter that much. Well at least you don't need to be running in the latest and greatest shoes all of the time.
Last weekend I ran a 20k in the Headlands and then the next day I decided ro run Mt Burdell in my Vibrams....I learned that being over confident with Vibrams is not a good idea. I hurt my achilles tendon and then sprained my toe. I had to walk 5 miles in the rain down hill to get home. Now I am sick with the flu and am icing my swollen toe. Hope I am ready for another marathon by Saturday.
