It was absolutely gorgeous outside. Just as cold as yesterday but no wind so it felt a low warmer. The sun was out, the sky was blue, the snow was white--it was beautiful. I ran on the dirt roads and the traction was mostly decent. I wanted to run a few more miles or so because I was enjoying the run so much but controlled myself and told myself if everything felt good still I could start running further next week. Did some strengthening exercises afterwards--pushups, triceps dips, squats, lunges, calf raises. Yesterday I did 15 minutes of core work. I am going to start incorporating more of these exercises after my runs. Later on when I am sure I am completely healed and not dancing with any injuries I want to start doing more explosive type drills and jumps at the ends of my runs. I was reading about this type of training in running times yesterday and it sounds like it could really increase running power and help with injury resistance. | 