Monday, July 7, 2008

Marathon Training Week 1: Blisters, Blisters Everywhere

Yes, as some of you may know already - I'm training for the 2008 NYC Marathon.

As a result, I got new shoes...

Little did I know the pain to come.

Lesson learned - always get fitted correctly for your running shoes and ALWAYS consult the nearby running store (where i learned that running in cotton socks is a REALLY bad idea...).

I also highly recommend a "foam roller" for Illiotibial Band stretching.

I did my first week of marathon training pretty well until I ran my long run with cotton socks. Long run was 14 miles this week too....eesh...

Am recovering by doing crosstraining (swimming/biking)... not the same though....

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