Fastest run! Today was my regular Sunday run at Memorial Park with my friend Shelley. The weather was brisk but a good temperature for a run (around 50 degrees). Cold enough for a long sleeved shirt layer at the beginning but once I warmed up, I took off the long sleeved shirt and just ran in my short sleeved shirt…
Month: December 2017
PB – Four mile run without any walk breaks!
Today was a banner day (PB) for me in my run training. I wasn’t feeling too great this morning when I awoke. My sinuses were killing me and I had a bit of a headache. So the first thing that I did was take some sinus medication. Then I made some tea and toast with almond butter (which is my…
Yoga and running after an injury
On Monday I decided that I would try going to yoga after giving my injured toe a few day’s rest. I buddy-taped it up real tightly and headed over to the YMCA. I was kind of apprehensive as it definitely doesn’t feel good when I put any pressure on the toe and it is still very black and blue. As…
Practicing power yoga to help my running
I started going to yoga in March of this year, in addition to my running. I’ve done yoga a few times in the past, so when I was laid off from my job, I decided that I had the time to add yoga into my life. My nearby YMCA has lots of classes and I decided that the 0800 class…
05 Dec 2017: Last hot slow run of the season
Today’s slow run at Memorial Park was just difficult. It was mid-70s with high humidity. While I normally can get my 3 miles in without stopping, today I stopped and walked several times. I had to keep telling myself, “You are not going to die…keep going…keep going…” I finished but it wasn’t pretty. Here are the stats: 2.85 miles, 38:48…
3 Dec 2017: Negative splits for the first time
Today was a Sunday run with my friend Shelley at Memorial Park. The weather was perfect. Low 60s, sunny and the park was crowded. It still hasn’t sunk in that I can actually run completely around the park without stopping, even though I’ve done it now several times! We started out walking a bit and then began to jog. For…