I missed a day of training last week. I'm not too worried about it because it was the last of the 1 mile days and the weather was awful (and rec center was closed). So, I kept with my regular rest day that followed.

This is the first day of training I have missed since I started a few weeks ago. Yesterday I had the first of my 2 mile days. I also bought some new orthotics- because I have the world's worst feet, ever!

So I wear these and the pain in my shins and calves is GONE completely. I also shaved almost 4 minutes off my per mile pace! It's amazing what one can do when he's not hobbling down the home stretch.

Needless to say, I'm very thankful for my orthotics. So thankful, I'm providing a link to where I got them from-

http://www.thewalkingcompany.com/brands/Product.aspx?ProductID=27&pagetag=men_orthotics&source=category