This Sunday consisted of some dreary weather with a few rainstorms passing through the Salt Lake Valley. However, these storms are a welcome sight because they clear out the bad air. I did my first real hill workout for 2009 by running from home up through the neighborhoods and turning back at Brockbank Avenue; that is, about a mile above Wasatch Boulevard (essentially five miles of uphill and five miles of downhill running). I completed the 10.3-mile run in 1:27:09 (i.e., a 8:20 minute per mile pace). The best part of workout was running back downhill with the sound of raindrops pelting off the hood of my windbreak--just one of the many little things I love about running.
Compared to yesterday, I stepped up my non-running workout by doing 670 sit-ups, 10 push-ups, a 70-second plank on elbows and toes, 20 bridges (held each for approximately 10 seconds), and 20 metronomes. | 