6 Miles and a Glance at Nutrition

We ran 6 miles this morning, the longest distance I have ever run. Sure, I used to run a lot when I was younger, but never a distance like this.

I felt really good about the run, though I forgot about the downhill rule of shortening your pace and my knee was not happy about it; but no worries, I recovered thanks to coach JoJo's excercises.

I'm looking forward to expanding to 8 miles, coming soon.

We talked a bit about nutrition after this morning's run. This will be a greater challenge than breaking down the endurance walls, because for those who know me I surely love the junk food.

Here's to better things to come!

A Saturday of Running and Stretching

Last Saturday we extended to 5 miles. Piece of cake. It's nice to see it is getting easier.

Coach Joanne showed us some yoga stretches after the run, which are always fun to do on small islands of grass in a stripmall parking lot.

We also learned some dynamic stretches prior to the run; stretches where you are in motion while stretching your muscles. I think I tapped into some muscle use I never had before, because my legs were killin' me Sun - Tue and I couldn't do my routine Monday morning run so I biked it.

Back on track this morning though. Got in 3 miles before work!

After a 10-Day Respite

I hadn't run for 10 days. I ran on 5/20 and then took vacation, opting for the "I'm on vacation so I'm not doing anything" clause that I just now made up. But, when I ran yesterday I felt pretty good.

It's getting warmer, and I'm not looking forward to running in the heat.