I was up bright and early this morning to hit the roads. I jogged 3.4 miles down to the Salt Lake Running Company where I met up with our ever-growing gang for a group run. I felt so good after my jog and with my right Achilles feeling much better, I decided to keep my splits below 6:50 for this workout that consisted of running up to Sugar House Park and completing a single lap around the park’s snow-covered parameter trail then four laps around the inter road of the park before heading back to the store. The total distance of this run was 10.4 miles at a marathon pace (6:41 minutes per mile); that is, my splits were as follows: 6:47, 6:48, 6:46, 6:35, 6:37, 6:41, 6:49, 6:41, 6:33, 6:35, and 2:37 (1:06:53 for ten miles and 1:09:29 overall). I just felt really good during and after this run! On the way back home, I completed some holiday-related errands; therefore, I was able to get in 5.15 miles at an easy pace.
After watching the 2010 Ironman World Championships this afternoon (by the way, I need to learn how to swim), I was motivated. Well, at least to ride the bike. Consequently, I jumped on my bike for a 7.65-mile ride into Sugar House and on the way back, I stopped by Granite High School to get in some stair training for the Fight for Air Climb. I was able to get in 100 bleacher repeats which equaled a 1.85 slow mile on my Garmin. Lastly, nothing beats running on a cool winter night under a clear and partly-cloudily sky with a full moon. What a great running night!
My non-running workout consisted of 300 sit-ups, 30 push-ups, and a 90-second wall sit.
5-minute Plank Challenge: first of all, this craze started by Allie is, deservedly so, a separate paragraph now on my blog and this movement has spread to my place of employment and to our SLRC group. In regards to the latter, after the group run this morning, I informed everyone of this challenge and we all ended up on floor in the plank position. Due to all the encouragement of my friends, I was able to set a plank personal record with a time of 2:00. However, my body was just trembling for the last fifteen-seconds and I ended up in the fetal position afterwards. | 