Healing...

It's been one week since my last run of 10.5 miles.  Since then I've seen the orthopedist and been given a prescription to rest my foot for a few weeks.  The doctor also told me to get better shoes to wear during the day (more supportive) and also recommended I check out the Brooks Beast running shoe with more motion control.  I tried them out at Potomac River Running but didn't like the way they felt.  I think they over-correct for pronation.  I wanted to try out the Brooks Addiction too but they didn't have my size.  This afternoon I'll go to the other PRR store in Tysons Corner and try them there.

Meanwhile I'm using my recumbent exercise bike in the basement to keep my legs fresh and strong.  I've been re-watching John Adams during my exercise which makes the time pass quickly.  If you haven't seen it, it's a very good production from HBO with Paul Giamatti and Laura Linney as John and Abigale Adams. 

On another note, I got so frustrated with my Garmin Forerunner 405cx after my last run that I decided to return it. Basically the touch-sensitive bezel control becomes unusable if the moisture is too high. Since I sweat like a Roman fountain when I run, more times than not I have problems with it. On my last run the 405cx went into an uncontrollable frenzy of activity which effectively ended my run.

I've had the 405cx for over a year, but a little jawboning with the support folks at Garmin convinced them to offer me a swap. I sent in the 405cx and I'll get back a Forerunner 310xt. This is their water-proof Forerunner that they market to triathletes. It's slightly bigger than the 405cx but without that annoying bezel control I'm sure I'm going to love it.

(we'll see if that is true or not in a week or so when I'm back to running again)