This morning was the day of the Baltimore Marathon and after having competed in it the past three years, this was the first time I missed out on it in four years. With that said, I’m looking forward to running the Philadelphia Marathon on the 22nd of November. It will be a good change, but I’m hoping it is not too cold.
For my Saturday run, after it warmed up a little bit outside, I went out for a mid-morning hill workout. I did my typical run up to the Mt Olympus trailhead, but added some extra mileage on to it by running down to 900 East before starting my ascent. At an easy pace, the total distance of this run was 13.3 miles. Also, even though it looked sunny outside, there was absolutely a chilly breeze along the base of Mt. Olympus. However, the orange, yellow, and brown autumn colors made for a picturesque run.
In the late afternoon, I got in 3.3 miles of downhill training (albeit at a slow and controlled pace) up at the University of Utah by running from Huntsman Center Trax Station down to the Marriott Library. Then after I spent a few hours studying for the CFA, I ran down from the library to 900 East to catch the bus home. One of the things that I truly love about running is meeting neat people (runners and non-runners) that I would not normally meet. Case in point, when I arrived at the 900 East bus stop, a gentleman shouted out “two down and twenty-four more to go!” He was amazingly accurate in regards to the distance that I had finished running; that it, it’s about 2.2 miles from the Marriott Library to the 900-East bus stop. While waiting for my bus (i.e., having beat it by a good five minutes), I discovered that this gentleman is an heroic Vietnam Vet and he shared with me a truly amazing story about how he ran away after being captured from the enemy through the jungle. I also learned that a “click” (a military term) is approximately 1.2 miles. This gentleman/hero informed he that he wished he could still run like he once could and for me it was really an honor to just meet up with someone that gave such brave and selfless service to our country.
Lastly, my daily non-running was concise in that it consisted of just 200 sit-ups and 30 push-ups. | 