I’m back in Central Oregon and regardless of my sore left hamstring, I’m ready to run! The pine scented air hit me right when I walked out of the Redmond Airport, which immediately made me psyched for trail running. After training so much in the Salt Lake Valley, it’s always exciting to run in a new environment. Consequently, shortly after getting settled in at my great uncle’s house on Cumberland Avenue, I headed out for an evening run down to the Old Mill District where they already had the finish line set-up. Then I ran the first third of the Xterra Nationals’ course by jogging along the dirt trail up to Mt Bachelor Village and back to the finish line area. It was sort of a surreal experience because it became pitch black shortly after 7:00 pm; however, the moonlight guided me along the trail along the with the sound of the Deschutes River. It was slow going (which my tender hamstring did not mind, but needless to say, an enjoyable run! On the way back to Cumberland, I ran by Ed’s to pick-up some groceries before calling it a day.
Before I left Salt Lake City, I was able to complete my non-running workout which consisted of 300 sit-ups and 30 push-ups. |