Though the National Weather Service refuses to give it a name, the low pressure system off the East Coast is every bit of a Tropical Storm. It has high enough to winds qualify on the Saffir-Simpson scale, has good counter clockwise circulation, heavy bands of rain, a low barometric pressure, and is producing high surf with a storm surge. The local weather man out of Raleigh, NC said he had contacted the NWS several times throughout the day to find out why it is not being considered a tropical system and he was never given a good reason why it is not. It has also been gaining strength as it moved along. So today I took a run in Tropical Storm No-Name and got soaked. I was protected from the wind most of my run, thankfully. Did get chased by a dog. I had never seen it before and hope it was just a fluke since it is on a common running route. I was just feeling ok, until the dog chase. He must have given me a boost because my mile splits picked up after our meeting. Shoes got wet and heavy very quickly. Lately my legs below the knees have been starting to hurt some. My right shin has been tender for almost 3 weeks. Both calves are feeling sore in a wierd way. Not tight, but some pain. And my the 2 toes to the right of my pinkie toe on my left foot are having some pain where the connect to the rest of the foot. I wonder what is going on with all that. It may all stemming from the shin pain. I think I am compensating for it and causing other parts to hurt.
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