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Today is my rest day. 

In the past, I didn't take rest days. I felt guilty if I was to take a rest day, now I'm looking forward to it. I know my body needs to heal. Especially now with all my aches and pains. 

What did happen today was that my new shoes arrived. I got ASICS NOVABLAST 4 running shoes. The shoes I always ordered were ASICS DS TRAINERS, but as it turns out, they no longer make them. The DS TRAINERS are both training and racing shoes, which is not something I need right now. 

I ordered new shoes because my left calf was sore. I think my DS TRAINERS are the cause, as I'm carrying so much weight on them. I'm not sure if it's the shoes, but I figured it's worth a shot to see if that's the case, as it's so depressing to run gingerly to avoid further damage to my calf. 

The difference between the two shoes is obvious, with the NOVABLAST 4 having much more cushion on the heel. It will be interesting to see if the new shoes help. 


Diet-wise, I'm still on track. Today's lunch was a veggie omelet. I ordered one rather than make one, which I didn't have veggies, and I'm not good at making omelets. Actually, I ordered two. One by mistake. I ordered from Uber Eats, and I ordered from the wrong restaurant. Then I showed up at the one I thought I ordered from, and they didn't have my omelet. So I ordered one and am waiting.

The restaurant I did order from, which I don't like, I still went by and picked it up. I didn't eat it, at least not yet, and I did do a sampling between the two, and the one from DayLight Grill, which was where I originally thought I ordered from, was much better than the one from DayTime Grill. 

No Training - Rest Day

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