Sunday Long Run Report

My AT feels like it is bruised. I had a step back week scheduled this week, so I'm going to step back by just not running at all for a few days and see if I can get it feeling better. I'm thinking about getting some 1/4" heel raises for my shoes and seeing if that does anything. I also changed my training plan to a slightly easier (or so it would seem) one. Hopefully that will relieve some of the overuse issues I seem to be having. I'm a little bummed that I keep hurting, but I am not going to let it keep me from trying.

On a lighter note, I picked up a free (yes, free) Huffy Flatbed freestyle bike from the neighbors junk heap he had out in the front yard. It is now my little project, to see if I can restore it, and make it something presentable. I'm not sure what I should call it...Jefferson County Choppers sounds catchy. I stripped the whole thing down to the frame and fork. I just have to take the head set and stem off of it. It had one-piece cranks on it, and I've never taken those apart before, although I had an idea that it wouldn't be too difficult, and it wasn't, so I learned a little bit there. I am thinking about taking the frame, fork, handle bars, seat post, and rims to a local business that does powder coating and having them strip it down and apply a black powder coat. Have to call and see how much $ that would be. I think I'll post some pics later on just to chronicle the life of this thing. It will probably take me years to get anywhere with it, but oh well, it is something to do. And I have a good helper. Roo was peeling stickers for about 30 seconds with me, until she got bored and decided to ride her tricycle around the garage.