The Queen of over reaction

Running
Well, if over reaction were an olympic sport I'd be standing atop the podium, with my hand on my heart singing the national anthem. I hammered out the quickest 10Km training run I have ever done today, 49:35. I eased into the run for the first few Kms, just testing my foot, but by the time I got to Anderson Street I felt so fresh and just let my legs do what they wanted. Here are the splits
5:45 (easing into it)
5:02
5:10
5:18 (Anderson St leg, was pretty happy with that)
4:48
4:35
4:40
4:35
4:40
4:52 (dodging pedestrians)

You know some days you just feel totally on par, today was one of them, I reckon if I had have raced today I would have killed my 10Km PB. So what do you reckon the issue with my foot was? Thanks to several hours on Google I went to bed totally convinced I had managed to sustain a Metatarsal Stress Fracture, I was also a certified expert in all things foot related, Plantar Whatsit, Tendonitis, Metatarsalgia, Mortons Neuroma, Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome and Gout just to name a few. Curse the internet, it may have opened up the world but it also provides fertile breeding ground for the hypochondriac! Anyway, I am MORTIFIED to admit, after careful consideration that it may just have been a case of me having my shoe laces done up too tight, yep, you read correct! I have high arches, which does not help and I think that in securing my foot pod to my shoe I did the laces up too tight, add to that fact it was a warm morning which caused my feet to swell and there you have it, massive over reaction. Thanks for the support, and thanks to Michelle for the concerned SMS this morning, I promise never to cry wolf again - until the next time ;-)

Life
Very happy to read this morning that Craig Mottram defended his 3000mtre title at the world cup athletics at the weekend, and also ran a PB, broke his Australian Record and the event Record, what a champ!

Finally got to meet another Ausrunner today, I had a lovely lunch with Boston at Cookie in Swanston Street. The do a fantastic steamed salmon with lemongrass and ginger, just about my favorite way of eating fish, especially with lot's of steamed rice. Poor Boston discovered the hard way that I tend to babble alot and pretty much speak without thinking, I hope I made some degree of sense today!

Here is the gorgeous Craig Mottram after his win at the weekend