I woke up early this morning to pack for my return trip home to Salt Lake City! However, time flew by and after I was finally packed, I realized I only gave myself 70 minutes to get in my 10-mile workout to satisfy my weekly mileage goal. First, I really did not want to go on a second run when I got home. Second, I have not come close to running a 7:00 minute-per-mile pace for this type of distance for well over a month. With this said and my right shine being a little tender, I took to my hotel’s treadmill with the goal to see how fast I could get myself going. In other words, my final real test before Saturday’s marathon. My right shin seemed to relax a little bit and the soreness subsided the faster I pushed and the further I went. I slowly increased the tempo to marathon pace then just let it ride. I was able to get in 10.1 miles in 1:09:58 (five miles at an easy pace and the rest at marathon pace) before catching my flight back to Salt Lake City. That extra 0.1 was very rewarding (i.e., progress is being made on the injury front)!
First thing in the morning, I got in my non-running workout of 300 sit-ups.
Five-Minute Plank Challenge: 2:00
Trying-To-Go-Out-Of-My-Way-To-Eat-Healthy Challenge: a mango fruit smoothie
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