Woke up early this morning (5:30 am) in Seaside and headed out for a beach run. As I ran though town down to Broadway, I noticed a man out take some pictures of the sunrise. When he saw me, he yelled out, “you are one dedicated runner.” These kind words got me going for the morning. I turned left on Broadway and toward the Lewis and Clark statue and the beach. The crew was just arriving to take down all the tents and the stage at the Hood to Coast finish line as I jogged on by. I headed south on the beach all the way to a wilderness trail. After heading a half-mile up, I turned around and ran to the north end of the beach. Then I ran almost all the way back down to the south end before returning to my hotel. The waves of the Pacific Ocean crashing against the shoreline while running on flat sand that gave just a little bit was so neat. The total distance of this run was 10.2 miles at an easy pace.
After the drive to Portland with my team, I stayed overnight before heading off to Bend. I temporally held off the need to crash and get caught up on my sleep, by going out for a mid-afternoon jog from my hotel (the Double Tree) across the Willamette River to the Northwest Fit Right running store just to check out the gear before heading back. The total distance of this run was 6.1 miles at a very easy pace. I then got something to eat then I was completely out until the next day.
My daily non-running workout consisted of just 300 sit-ups.
Five-Minute Plank Challenge: 30 second plank and side planks
Trying-To-Go-Out-Of-My-Way-To-Eat-Healthy Challenge: a protein bar (not that healthy today)
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