Things have been a little hectic, as J and I are in the process of putting irrigation in our back and front yards, so I missed a workout yesterday. Today I did my typical series of drills, and ran 6 x diagonals across the infield, barefoot. Things felt good, generally. I would really like to look at a video soon, but we haven't got around to it. Hopefully this weekend, if not sooner.

I was really trying to run slower tonight by decreasing the force of the pull. I was using the visual imagery of a yo-yo. You know how with a yo-yo you can really jerk it kind of hard, and the yo-yo comes all the way up to your hand, or you can just jerk it very lightly and it will only go up the string a few inches. "Jerk" is probably not the best word to use, but I was thinking of that light little flick you do with your hand to cause the yo-yo to travel slightly up the string.

I thought I'd break down some statistics and facts for tonight...

pre-pose mileage: 45/week
post-pose mileage: oh god. Maybe 7, if I round up.
pre-pose weight: 129 lbs.
post-pose weight: 129 lbs., (Surprising, but I'm actually holding steady here...probably all the yard work helps.)
pre-pose injury round-up: minor bilateral achilles tendonitis; bilateral pain in the lower medial tibia with running, kneeling, and, occasionally, walking; incredible tenderness to touch in both medial tibias
post-pose injury round-up: minor bilateral achilles tendonitis, but diminishing; no particular pain in the lower medial tibia with running, walking, or kneeling; tenderness to touch in both medial tibias, but certainly less than before
pre-pose "slow" pace: 8:30-9:00 min/mile
post-pose "slow" pace: 1:20 min/400m. (This makes it seem like Pose has transformed me into a world class runner, when in fact it just means that I can't run at a reasonable pace while doing Pose. Incidentally, 80 second laps equals my 1500m. PR, which was set around ten years ago now.)

All in all, I have to say that I'll take the 7 miles/week over the 45 right now, because I can see a way out of contantly stress fractured tibias.

A last thought, I found this video while browsing some old topics on the Pose message boards, and it kind of stuck in my mind as something to aspire to.