Differing results from the weekend, trying to be patient, not as easy as it sounds

Dear James, Daniel and Emily,

Converting my schedule was easy as far as running. I was able to get up Sunday and have a very successful 4 mile run. A run that I could probably have gone on longer. It felt real good, and I think taking the time to drive to the trail and run on gravel made a big difference.

Getting a little frustrated with the sit ups though, after a week I still couldn't do any on Saturday. Although I was able to keep up with my push ups. I guess the key is to just be patient there, keep trying, and it will come.

The down side is that after the run on Sunday I was on my feet the rest of the day, cleaning and preparing for Emily's party, then on my feet helping to make sure the party went well. So by the evening my legs were dead tired, so much so that when my alarm went off to run this morning my legs were still cramped up and tired, so I had to give it a pass.

Boy this is getting so tiresome, one step forward, one step back. I am so looking forward to seeing the doctor next week to get his input. Although one thing that I am thinking may be the case is shoes. Both pairs are now well past 250 miles, and while the conventional wisdom is that you should be able to get 300 miles I am wondering if the wear & tear of road running is causing them to lose their life early. One of the reason I think this was the difference when I did the incline, I mean if my knees and/or legs were actually damaged in some way you would have thought I would have felt the same soreness from something as strenuous as that climb, but that wasn't the case.

For financial reasons I have to wait a couple of weeks before I get new shoes, which puts me after the Dr. appointment. So we will see what he has to say. Until then I have to remain conservative and not push it too far, which is hard for me to accept, I wouldn't have thought I needed to gear so far back after completing a half marathon.