Friday, I was feeling better and I just couldn't stand it. I had to get out and run. I left work at 5:00 pm, straight up, changed and decided to try out the mountain bike trails in Ridgeland about which I have heard so much. I wasn't disappointed. The weather was warm enough to run without a shirt, but no stifling humidity. The trails zigged and zagged through the woods. There were some good elevation changes also. Since it was late, I ran what was advertised as the 5.5 mile loop. However, my Garmin showed as 4.78 miles. I may have missed a loop along the trail. I ran it really slow, averaging about a 12:30 pace, trying to keep my heart rate around my MAF number. The only down side was that I ran in my new MT10s without socks. My second toe got an ugly blood blister and my fourth toe was bruised badly. The problem seemed to be that the MT10s were too small. The only other answer is that I didn't tie them tightly enough at the top, which allowed my foot slide forward going downhill. I don't experience this in my MT101s, which are size 12. I'll give the MT10s another try, maybe with some socks this time.
Because of the toe problems I decided not to run Saturday. Got up Sunday morning and put in about 7 miles in about an hour and twenty minutes on the levee.
I'm planning to come back here often and I'll definitely become a member.
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