9 miles in 7:01 average pace I just felt like going fast today since I haven't gone fast in a really long time. My injury has been feeling a lot better over the past couple of weeks, yet a big lack of mental stamina has been holding me back. But today I felt good enough and after my first warm-up mile there happened to be a slight downhill and a fast song come on my iPod at the same time which propelled me into a sub 6:00 pace for a good half mile. After that song I still just kept going at 6:40-6:50 pace for the next 7 miles and loving the sweaty intensity of it. I cooled down for the last mile and when I got home Aaron was finishing up his P90X workout so I joined him for some Ab-Ripper-X. It was a nice end to my run. Now I'm going to shower and go to the gym to push my pull-up, push-up, and sit-up fitness for Sam's challenge. For those of you who haven't heard about it and/or want to join in, its 6 weeks to 200 sit-ups (slow crunches really), 20 pull-ups, and 100 push-ups. Join in on the fun! It will make you a faster runner! UPDATE: Went to the gym and did three sets of push-ups, pull-ups, and sit-ups. Here's how many I could get: Pull-ups: 10, 8, 8 Push-ups: 30, 25, 20 Sit-ups (actually I just do slow crunches): 85, 70, 70
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