My sprained foot

My sprained foot (not a film starring Daniel Day-Lewis, and in no way related to The Christy Mathewson Story) (perhaps I’ll explain that someday) is driving me crazy. I gave it a rest, not running for a week, and while I didn’t stretch as much as I should have, I gave it ample time to get over itself. Then I had it massaged on Tuesday, and it really should be ready to run. But it’s not. Ran for an hour at lunch and I just can’t get it to loosen up. And the pain there causes tensing up around the knee in my other leg, so I had to stop and stretch several times during my run. But it was beautiful, sunny and warmish out. I could have gone in shorts, but I was in tights and a vest and quite comfy. So, more stretching tonight, then I’ll try to run on it tomorrow during Bekah’s ballet class, and then on Sunday I have the morning to take a bike ride. Planning on running up to Glens Falls and doing the path to Lake George and back, though maybe I’ll bag all the driving and just go down to Columbia County somewhere and do some back roads. I’ll sort it out. But I love that path, especially on blades — it’s extremely scenic, an old rail bed through the Adirondacks, dumping you at the foot of Lake George. But it’s flattish for a bike (and not too bad on blades, though there are some hills to be treated with respect. I once had a woman on bike stop and watch me swizzle my way down a hill, admiring my technique. I almost never use the brake. Brakes are for pussies!), so perhaps I’ll venture down Kinderhook way. I’d do the Harlem Valley rail trail, but it is VERY flat, and not entirely connected yet. Nice for blading, but I would think a little boring on a bike, especially if I have to drive there.
I’ve gotta find a good bike rack for storing all these bikes in the garage, too. They’re taking up too much space, so I may give in and buy an expensive pole that takes up a lot less space. Hanging them from the ceiling is impractical, since then only I can get them down. With two canoes and all the camping gear, I’m OUT of wall space, so that doesn’t help. The price we pay for being sporting enthusiasts!
Gotta get down the snowshoes soon, too, and I’ve gotta get the kids their season ski rentals. Whiteface and Belleayre are open, and I’m jonesing for some serious skiing.