I set my alarm for this morning to go off at 5:30 am in order to have plenty of time to meet up with a couple of friends for a 6:30 am run. However, there was an alarm-clock malfunction and when I woke up and looked at my watch, it was 6:31. Consequently, I quickly got dressed and filled up my water bottle then ran a half a mile over to Big Cottonwood Park where thankfully my friends were patiently waiting for me. After apologizing (i.e., the one setting up the group run should not be late), we ran up to Olympus High School then down to 6200 and over to the Van Winkle Expressway taking the Salt Lake Marathon course over to 700 East and 4500 South before heading back to the park. The total distance of this run was 11.15 miles at a 7:10 average pace (of this distance, one mile as at marathon pace). I felt great for the first four miles then my bothersome hamstring started to slowly tighten up; therefore, it is very frustrating since I have a marathon in exactly two weeks. With that said, I’m trying to keep focused on how far I have progressed over the last month with my hamstring.
After a 0.65-mile jog back home, eating some breakfast, and icing my hamstring, I headed back out for a run over to the Lion’s Recreation Center then over to Smith’s and back to home. The total distance of this run was an even 6.0 miles at an easy pace.
While watching my Broncos lose another tough game (this time to the Jets), I completed my non-running workout of 300 sit-ups and 30 push-ups. | 