Steve’s Excellent Adventure

Ran 3 miles in the rain today.  The sun was out the whole time and it THUNDERED a bunch.  That  is Colorado for you.  In all the time we have lived here, I have never seen it so green as it is now.  And there is still a bunch of snow on Pikes Peak.  So it looks like it will be another month before we get to hike a “14er”. 

The heel is getting iced right now and is feeling great.  So time to start pushing the miles up a little, which is VERY EXCITING!  Maybe the marathon in September is not off after all.

Me and pooch went for a 2 miler this afternoon.  I was a little winded, and have lost quite a bit of fitness.  Pooch was exhausted. :).

But the foot felt pretty good, and it is on ice right now.  We will see how it feels tomorrow.

Ran 12 miles yesterday, and felt great.  My heel was feeling better until 1/2 way into the run, and I got some sort of a cramp in it.  Let me tell you , a cramp in your heel is no fun thing.  Anyway, I will have to go back to the Chiro to get it fixed.

My brother was telling me about a chiropractor in Iowa that was a miracle worker, and used something called ART.  So I looked it up on the internet, and found out that the founder of ART has his office here in Colorado Springs.  So I went to him last year, and I was blown away.  For one thing, his office complex is 10 times bigger than my house.  And my one visit with him cleared up a neck problem I was having for years. 

Anyway, I went to my medical doctor the other day complaining about my heel spur, and he worked on my foot using ART.  He is such a believer, that he went through the training(he is a D.O.) and is certified to do it.  And it already feels much better.  The following is a video from the founder of ART, Mike Leahy. His story is incredible, and it is discussed HERE.   This guy treats a bunch of world class athletes, PGA golfers and is always on the sideline of Bronco games treating the players during the game.  There is, apparently over 4000 providers of ART around he world now, so if you get a chance to get treated by a provider, DO IT!  The ART website is HERE