Shuffling Through Paradise by foggydoggy

Yippee! ! !

So the good news is that my bout with gout seems to be finished.  Tonight I ran for the first time in a week and a half with no pain.

Well at least during the run. The bad news is the pain that came when I stepped on the scale after the run and discovered I'd gained back the 5 pounds I lost.  Basically if I don't do long runs I don't lose weight.  Hopefully I will be able to address that this weekend with a long trail run.

That's all for now.  I may also do better on the weight loss as I'm giving up red meat and alcohol for awhile, both apparently gout triggers.  It would really suck to come down with it again.

Happy Trails

Big Sur Marathon Musing:  I'm out of shape but I'm still starting to get excited about the prospect of running Big Sur.  I have no particular goals this year.  Given the nature of my last year- - - losing my wife, new job, new home etc. etc. I'm just happy to have something in my life that is consistant: I know that come the last Sunday in April I'll be toeing the line to do something I love.  I'm also excited that my niece will be running her first marathon at Big Sur this year-- She's gonna do great.