After work, I ran on the treadmill for 4.5 miles at a solid marathon pace (first four in 27:14). When I got home, since there was a slight layer of new snow sticking to the sidewalks, I decided to go for an easy 1.8-mile run at Big Cottonwood Park. The great thing about running in fresh snow is to study your footprints by running back over your tracks. This informal stride examination can reveal a lot. On this particular evaluation, the good news was that my footprints were complete; therefore, my foot strikes were not concentrated on a particular area of my soles. However, my stride was not being maximized which was evident by the footprints being too close together and the right footprints being slanted outward (i.e., pronation). Next time I go for a run through freshly fallen snow, I will make sure to bring a tape measure in order to calculate the true inefficiency of my stride.
Lastly, I focused much more on my strength training today by completing 330 sit-ups, a 60-second plank on elbows and toes, a 90-second wall sit, 120 (16, 30, 40lbs) curls, and 80 (50, 60lbs) reverse curls. | 