Marathon pace. Average pace. Tempo pace. I don't really know what it all means but I do know I ran 20 miles Sunday with my Fleet Feet training group. Yup, all 20 miles. And I did it in four hours and some change, a time that included three pit stops (apparently I was hydrating well), two pooch poop stops (I always pick it up), an osprey observation moment, and a coyote fleeing stint.
After a lovely blintz lunch and a short nap, I woke up to WHOA. Two ibuprofen weren't going to stave off this muscle mutiny. There was only one solution - a massage. I skedaddled on over to my favorite massage spot, Foot Reflexology Expert, 5942 Stockton Blvd., Sacramento.
It's not the most zen massage shop I've ever been to. It's located in a strip mall next to a 99 Cent Only Store in Little Saigon, and plays recordings of running water and chirping birds over and over again. But inside are the hands of wizards. Let me give you the lowdown on foot reflexology: It's based on an ancient Chinese belief that the foot is connected to the rest of the body. Foot reflexologists essentially press points on the foot and it's supposed to give the corresponding organs a jolt, kind of like caffeine in the morning.
I don't know about all that but I do know that I walk in, stick my achy feet in some hot steeping tea, and then I get a full-body massage from my earlobes to my toes for $20. For one hour. I usually tip from $10 to 20, so it does get pricier. But it's open until 10 p.m. everyday including Sunday. And that means I can go on a Sunday night after running 20 miles, eating, napping, and reading three newspapers cover to cover.
Find out more about foot reflexology in a story I wrote about three shops along the Stockton Boulevard and 65th Street corridor. Happy Day Spa has another spot in Folsom. Foot Reflexology Expert is opening a spot in Elk Grove next month and plans a midtown Sacramento location next year.
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