For the second consecutive day, I woke up at 5:00 am and headed out for a morning run. This time, I headed down to the Eads Bridge and crossed the Mississippi River into Illinois and ran down to the Malcolm W. Martin Memorial Park. At this East Saint Louis park I ran the Gateway Geyser (the second largest fountain in the world) then up the Mississippi Overlook. This park is directly across the river from the Gateway Arch; therefore, it offers an unbelievable view of Saint Louis City Skyline. After taking in the amazing view, I headed back West Saint Louis by way of the Eads Bridge (while running back over the bridge, I witnessed something you will never see in Utah; that is, a relatively small tug boat pushing an enormous barge--the size of a city block--up the river). I then headed down the side street just south of the bridge to the Mississippi River where I discovered a neat statue of Lewis and Clark and their dog in a raft floating to shore. I ran along the Mississippi shoreline then headed back to Union Station by cutting through the Jefferson National Expansion Park which houses the Gateway Arch. The total distance of my wake-up run was 6.5 miles at an easy pace.
Following work, at an easy ran down to Busch Stadium by way of Clark Ave then over to the Old Court House and back to Union Station by way of Market Street. After getting a quick bite to eat, I jogged down to the Scottrade Center and attend the NFL hockey game between Saint Louis Blues and the Nashville Predators in which the Blues lost 2-1. In total, for my easy runs I covered 2.7 miles.
Lastly, in regards to my non-running workout, I completed 200 sit-up and 33 push-ups. | 