In order to beat the summer heat wave I went out for my daily run immediately after I got up. Taking advantage of the cool morning air, I ran over to Big Cottonwood Park and completed five laps around the trail along the perimeter of the park. The objectives of this run were to get some experience running trails in preparation for my half-marathon trail run in September and to alleviate some to the stiffness and soreness leftover from Friday’s race. I accomplished both; that is, wearing my Brooks Cascadias (by the way, I absolutely love the feel of running in these shoes) I glided over the trail and through the puddles left behind by the sprinklers and after a mile my legs started to come alive and only the downhill portions of the trail felt a little awkward. Overall, I ran 6.3 miles at an easy pace.
My non-running workout consisted of 200 sit-ups, 26 push-ups, and 10 metronomes. | 