Hurting toes... bad shoes??!?!

This is the second time it has happened.  About 3.75 miles into my cross-country course run, the right three toes on my right foot went numb and then started hurting.  It happened at about the same distance and course location as before, so I don't know if it is the course or the distance, but it seems related to the shoes.  Hmmm.  This is not good.  The run is only a week away and I need to figure out what shoes to wear!  I could go back to my regular trainers.  They probably wouldn't be the best idea for the water and hills, but with them, I've never had this issue.

I got out to the cross country course and did 4.2 miles.  I chose a route that kept going over the steepest hills.  At first I had to stop to catch my breath every now and then, but I didn't stop at all for the last lap.

I think the shoulder is healed

A week later, on the same workout that I tweaked my left shoulder (rotator cuff?), the tweak is gone, as far as I can tell.  I was worried it wouldn't go away!

Today's workout was good.  My daughter woke up early and joined me for some of the exercises.  So cute.

I've decided the ab rollout is more of a back exercise than an ab exercise!  Not that it doesn't work the abs, but I find the back more challenged to hold still.

Show and Go, Phase 1, Week 3
1:14
Foam rolling
Mobility work
Alternating DB Bench Press - 5x5@33.75#ea
Neutral grip lat pulldowns -5x5@105#
Push-ups - 3x10 (hands elevated 12.5")
Seated cable rows - pronated grip - 3x10@85#
Dumbbell hammer curls - 3x8@20#ea
Bent over trap raise - 1x10@5#ea, 2x10@8#ea
Oly bar rollout - 3x8
Walking Spiderman w/ overhead reach - 3x5

More XC hills

I got in an almost 3 miles at the cross country fields again today.  I chose to run only the portion of the course with the biggest hills for practice.  Tough!

Some actual cross country teams were there practicing.  I ran to the side so as not to get in their way.

No problems with the feet this time.  But, I didn't go as far, either.  A beautiful 70F!

Box squats galore!

After NOT getting my run in this weekend, I did get up this morning for lifting. I got a late start, but still finished.

I had some discussion recently about how to improve my squats.  So, I did several body weight box squats as a warm-up as well as before each set.  I think it helped a lot.

My left shoulder was still a little weird.  By the end of the day, that weirdness seems mostly gone, though.  Maybe I'm sleeping on it oddly and aggravating what I did to it last week?

Show and Go, Phase 1, Week 3
1:13
Foam rolling
Mobility work
Front squats - (warm-up - BW box squats, 5@45#, 3@75#) 4x3@80#, 1x3@85# (PR!) BW box squats before each set
Scapular wall slides -5x8
Speed deadlifts (60% load) - 6x2@120#
DB reverse lunges from deficit - 3x8/side@15#ea
Pallof press iso holds - 3x3/side@15#
Split-stance kneeling adductor stretch - forward position - 2x30s/side
1-arm doorway pec stretch - 2x30s/side

4 more cross country miles!

The two laps of the cross country course went well today.  Still slower than I'd like and there are a couple hills that just kill me.  Also, for the last half mile or so, my 3 rightmost toes started hurting.  I'm not sure if that is a shoe issue or what.  I will definitely need to run in these new shoes more, though.  7 miles of that would not be fun.

My heart rate averaged 172bpm, peaking at 184bpm.  I guess I was right in my max endurance zone!