tendinitis, mud, huaraches make for slow miles

rained out for work today, so i headed back to the trails for another huarache run. i forgot to bring shoes in case my posterior tibial tendinitis acted up again.

muddiest day yet

after a couple miles the ankle tendonitis returned. after alternating running and walking, i finally tried deliberate heel striking via a longer running stride. the idea being that the PT tendon helps support the foot arch, so a heel strike puts more landing weight on heel than on arch, and should take weight off the tendon. it worked enough that i kept doing various loops until i'd run over eight miles, often slowing down to baby the inflamed tendon. my average pace dropped to just over ten minutes per mile, which is slow for me. the pain merely nagged at me consistently, never more...

perhaps it's time to try the shoes again...at least til the tendinitis settles and mud dries up...

huarache miles
today: 8.4
total: 49.6