Finally, I was able to get in a bike ride to work this morning. Riding into work at sunrise is always an exceptional ride. Comparable to what I did last year in preparation for the Des-News Marathon, to get my body use to running on tired legs, I did an interval workout on the treadmill right after I locked up my bike. In short, I completed six miles of half-mile intervals (i.e., the slow halves at 9.2 miles per hour, while the fast halves at 11.2) in a time of 36:05. Then I did a 0.2-mile cool down at marathon pace.
Besides my 31.4-mile bike ride to and from work, my daily non-running workout consisted of 300 sit-ups and 100 (30 lbs) curls.
Five-Minute Plank Challenge: two sets of 30-second regular and side planks
Trying-To-Go-Out-Of-My-Way-To-Eat-Healthy Challenge: oatmeal for breakfast
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