Since the Deseret News Marathon is less than two-weeks away, I went on practice run on the non-Emigration Canyon part of the course. I did 3.2 miles of running to the get up to Hogle Zoo where I ran the D-News course starting at Crestview Drive and ending at the Liberty-Park finish line. The total distance of this run was 10.6 miles entirely at an easy pace (plus, I added on a half-mile cool-down run after crossing my imaginary finish line). This part of the course has always been them most difficult for me because of the transition from the downhill of Emigration Canyon to the flats and rolling terrain of Wasatch Drive. Consequently, the purpose of this run was not only to familiarize myself with this part of the course, but also to become relaxed with it. In fact, I even gave the dancing Red Robin mascot a high-five as I ran by the restaurant on Foothill Boulevard. Running is fun and I love it! We’ll see how I do on the 24th.
Again, I repeated day eleven (i.e., week 4, day 2) of the Push-up Challenge. This time, I completed a total of 128 push-ups over the following five sets that consisted of 25, 25, 25, 25, and 28 push-ups. In addition, I was able to get in 200 sit-ups and a 7.2-mile bike ride up to the Salt Lake Running Company and back to pickup some GUs and a new pair of running shoes (Adidas Sequence) in preparation for the 24th. | 