Hotfoot PM – 2008 New York City Marathon Training Blog

Difficult run today (5.6 Miles), my right foot fell asleep after the first mile straight through until the last half! I finally had to stretch out my legs for a minute and then the foot was fine for the remainder of the run. My stomach was bothering me as well and I had some difficulty getting into a good rhythm, but the pain in my right knee from my last long run wasn’t a problem. 

Despite these annoyances, the weather was great. In fact the weather has been incredible basically ALL summer long here in Pittsburgh, perfect temperatures for running (mid 60’s to 70’s) and usually nice cool breezes. The routes I’ve been doing along the rivers are very scenic and usually packed with people. This particular run passes by Red Fin Blues, a cool bar on Washington’s Landing (good place for a bite and beer), and you get close enough to downtown to see PNC Park, the Convention Center and the great Pittsburgh skyline.