This morning, I woke up and jogged 1.3 miles over to the grocery store and back before catching my flight to Oakland. After taking the BART to the west side of the bay and checking into my hotel in San Bruno, I put on my running gear and jumped back on the BART and took it back to the Embarcadero where I ran down to Fisherman’s Warf. It was a nice day (i.e., sunny and in the 50s), but the wind was sure strong. I headed around Marina Green where I saw some brave swimmers in the water; that is, you have to be a strong swimmer to handle the waves on such a windy day (by the way, if you jog to the end of Municipal Pier, you get a great view of Alcatraz). I then headed through Fort Mason and then over to Crissy Field. I did not want to put in too much mileage on my sore right shin (especially with the Salt Lake City Marathon a little over a week away); however, with the view of the Golden Gate Bridge a mile up the road, who can resist? Consequently, I climbed the dirt trail to the bike path and took it up to the Bridge. Once I arrived at the Visitor’s Center, I could not help but run across the Bridge; that is, I figured that I needed a bridge workout for the NYC Marathon. The high winds and rush-hour traffic made the crossing really fun; for example, I soon removed my visor or it would have ended up in the Bay. It was also neat to see the road crew making the bridge into a four-lane road leading out of the city and two lanes into the city by placing metal pipes/stakes in the road. When I reached the Marin side, the sun was just setting so the view of San Francisco was especially amazing. In short, it looked like huge skyscrapers jutting up from a bunch of wooden toy houses that seemed like they were stacked on top of each other due to all the hills. Even though my right shin started to flair up, I just enjoyed the run back to the Embarcadero station by running through the Palace of Fine Arts (reminds me of what Athens must be like), stopped by Ghirardelli Square to pick up some chocolate for everyone at work, then with a final stop at Gott’s Roadside to complete my 16.3-mile run. Okay, Gott’s is an awesome hamburger joint that does go with my goal of achieving a healthy diet. With that said, I did get a turkey burger and chicken sandwich with no fries or milkshake (i.e., just water).
My non-running workout consisted of 300 sit-ups.
Five-Minute Plank Challenge: 2:00
Trying-To-Go-Out-Of-My-Way-To-Eat-Healthy Challenge: a serving of fruit, oatmeal, and a protein bar
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