I woke up early this Saturday morning and ran 3.4 miles down to the Salt Lake Running Company for a group run. For this run, we ran to Liberty Park and completed two laps around the woodchip trail before heading back. Our average pace was 6:51 minutes per mile for 6.5 miles (I would classify 1.5 miles of this distance as being at marathon pace). Also, the last quarter of our 6:18 sixth mile seemed to aggravate my right foot. However, mentally it felt good to pickup the pace a little bit. Due to the recommendation of one of my Salt Lake Running Company friends, I purchased a sock called the Strasburg Sock that is supposed to help alleviate PF. I learned that this knee-high sock keeps your foot stretched while you sleep with a Velcro strap from your toes to your shin that is adjustable. I cannot wait to try it out tonight.
I then concluded my morning workout by jogging the 3.4 miles back to home After icing my foot on and off again throughout the day, I slipped on my Brooks Cascadia 4 trail running shoes and headed out for a late evening run over to Big Cottonwood Park where I completed 3 laps around the park's dirt trail then--since it was getting too dark to see the trail--I ran one and a half laps around the softball complex before heading back to home.
The total distance of this run was 5.0 miles at an easy pace. For my non-running workout, I completed my standard routine of 300 sit-ups and 30 push-ups. | 