Sunday was another 5K race to benefit Angels on the Bay . Frankly, I chose this race because it was geographically attractive. The race took place at Syosset-Woodbury Park, literally a stone's throw from where I live. It was a gorgeous early Autumn morning with cool temps in the low 60's; sunny and no wind. I wanted to see how my heel would weather a 3 mile run all on pavement. It turned out to be a good outing. A few walk breaks but no pain while running and I managed to finish in 29:21 (pace: 9:26); a full 2 minutes better than the previous week. In fact, I came in 2nd in my age group. Throughout the remainder of the day, I iced my heel and today it is still sore but improving as the day wears on. Tomorrow I see Dr. Tumen. I wonder what he'll advise.