Good run/Bad run

Went for a great run yesterday with my fav running partner Emily at Loch Raven Reservoir. So many motorcyclists! <3 One end of the park had been closed off, so we ended up parking at the way bottom of the new dam. We tried running counter-clockwise around the lake, but then we turned onto this busy road with no shoulder and we weren't getting enough room from the speeding cars (although we got a whole bunch of waves from a group of motorcyclists), so we turned back because we didn't want to die. We went uphill for about a mile, then rolling hills, then another big hill, and then we turned around when the road ended. A total of 80 min, probably about 10 miles. My left foot was kind of bothering me, but it was okay. There's a nerve that runs over my maybe-bunion on my left foot that has been irritated by my stupid Danskos, and when you press on it, I get pain and numbness in my big toe. Then, what I think might be tibialis anterior has been really tender and weird-feeling (almost like it's a nerve problem too) where it crosses the angle of my ankle, and the tongue of my shoe has been kind of pressing on it ever time my ankle flexes.

SO, I meant to go out to do some LSD around noon, but my tendon/nerve in my ankle was hurting so much I ran around the block and had to go home. I got into my car and drove down to Fells Point to what I thought was the Falls Road Running store. Turns out, they haven't had that location in a year. So I drive all the way up to Pikesville, spend a whole bunch of time at Fleet Feet, and and as usual, spend a ridiculous amount of money on shoes and a sports bra. I almost bought a top, but I resisted. I stopped by the Falls Road Running Store on Falls Road since I was kind of in the area already, but it didn't have anything good. So I went home, had a REAL crappy run, and that was it. WHAT A WASTE OF AN AFTERNOON! sheesh! But at least I get to add these guys into the rotation:

Brooks Infiniti



I'll let you know how they go.