Uwharrie 2009

Well, I've been putting off writing this post, because the real results of the Uwharrie Mountain Run this year took a long time to unfold.  On the face of it, it was a very successful race.  I shaved 2 minutes off of my time from last year, and came within one slot of finishing in the top ten overall*.  (*Note, most of the hardcore runner do the 20 or 40 mile versions of the race.)  I think I was in slightly better shape this year, but the bulk of the improvement was probably from running a better race and not burning myself out too early.  It certainly helps to know how hard that first mile is and pace appropriately.

The day itself was gorgeous.  A crew of us drove up from Charleston for the race, with one of us crazy enough to run the 40 miler, so the rest of us spent a day lounging about in the sun waiting for him to finish.  I was feeling good.

As we were getting ready to go home, I noticed some soreness in my foot, along the outside edge of my arch.  The trail is very rocky and uneven, so my first thought was that I must have brusied it.  It was worse the next morning, as aches and pains usually are, so I took a few days off.  It seemed to be healing up nicely, and about a week later I went for a long, slow run.  Later that day the pain came back with a vengeance.  After a few days of limping around I realized the damage must be more serious.

Fast forward another month and a half, and I'm finally working my way back up in mileage without any pain.  I'm still not sure what the damage was, but it was certainly more than just a bruise.  I'm mostly disappointed because my training for the Cooper River Bridge Run, which was one of my goals this year, was pretty much nonexistant.  I'm still going to run it, but I don't think I'll be setting any PRs.  Still, this run has been a great time two years in a row, and I wouldn't give it up.  I just might be a little more careful on the downhills next year.  At least I can start gearing up for a summer of triathlons!

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