Today was just a tough day for me running wise. First, I slept in and could not resist eating a good breakfast, so I had to wait until the mid-afternoon to get in my run. Second, my lower-hamstring-back-of-right-knee area was stiff and sore. However, I knew after a few miles I could get the soreness out of my knee, but I did not really want to go out for a long run today. So I kept putting it off until I got tired of being lazy. In the end, I was able to get in another day of 18.1 miles at an easy pace by running down to Fitts Park, then back to Big Cottonwood Park where I completed nine laps around the softball complex, then a loop around St. Mark’s Hospital before finishing up with an out and back to the Smith-Klin Chimney. Almost my entire run was a grind, but the last few miles were enjoyable (even though I was running straight into the wind) in that I overcame all of my negative mental thoughts of why not to run and why I should cut my run short.
For my daily non-running workout, I was able to get in 300 sit-ups.
Five-Minute Plank Challenge: 2:00
Trying-To-Go-Out-Of-My-Way-To-Eat-Healthy Challenge: serving of fruit, plenty of low-fat cottage cheese, and serving of whole-wheat pancakes (a whole new batch)
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