Ran 4 easy miles total. Started with 2 warm-up miles, then ran about 800 meters at threshold pace to get my lungs loosened up (I can be prone to asthma). Unfortunately by 800 meters end I was breathing heavy, and it took about 5 minutes for it calm down, so the asthma was there. Instead of being disappointed, I actually like it when the asthma hits, because I am basically required to work at about 75% of my normal lung capacity. It is like altitude training without the mountains. So, I stretched a bit, and then decided to run 6 X 150 meter strides, 2 easy, 2 medium, and 2 hard. I ran it on the 7th fairway at the Urbana Country club - nice soft surface, no bumps. I ran the strides pretty good, I was surprised that my lungs recovered and did not give me too much of a problem. Rest period between strides was about 60 seconds. After the last hard 150 I kept running, and did 2 more easy miles to round out the session. I then stretched and did my normal strength exercises - dips, push-ups, pull-ups, calf raises. Then walked 40 minutes home. | 