Ups and downs

2010 has been a real roller coaster so far in regards to my running. After several (minor) injuries last year, I had hoped to be able to be more consistent this year, and got off to a good start, making my goal of running 100 miles in January. But then on Feb. 1, I developed pain and tightness in my right calf ... and, after a rest, and a comfortable easy run on Feb. 9, the problem returned on Feb. 10. So I decided a longer rest was in order, and only did long walks for the rest of the month. After this layoff, I was very eager to resume running today, and an unseasonably warm day (upper thirties) and a goodly amount of sunshine led me to run outside. I had not noticed, however, that the footing was not uniformly good ... in particular, a couple of stretches were quite impeded due to our most recent large snowstorm. So I cut down my plans and only did a little over 2 miles ... but still, it's nice to be back at it!