Once again, I passed up my morning jog in order to get some deliverables completed for work (hopefully tomorrow I can back to getting out for my sub-6:00-am runs). Consequently, I got out for a mid-afternoon run that I split in two; that is, half road and half trail. Also, my Chi Running focuses for the run were lifting my shoes over my ankles, 90-degree elbows, and cadence (the latter, by conducting sample counts in my head feel between 81 and 83 strides per minute).
For the road part, I ran over to Murray-Holladay Road, up to Highland Drive, and down to an area just south of the vacant lot that use to house the Cottonwood Mall before heading back home. The total distance of this run was 5.2 miles at an easy pace.
After I got home, I immediately slipped on my Brooks Cascadia trail running shoes and headed back out to Big Cottonwood Park. Once at the park, I completed four laps around the trail that circles the park’s parameter before heading back home. Again at an easy pace, this trail run was 5.1 miles long.
In regards to my non-running routine, I accomplished 200 sit-ups, 30 push-ups, an 80-second wall sit, and a 60-second plank on elbows and toes. | 