Saturday Fun Run

Saturday, March 8;

Sorry I missed class today. I really wanted to come in, but I had to go to work. We spent the weekend taping interviews with student winners of our annual video documentary competition. The interviews will air throughout the month of April. I'm actually doing four of the interviews, so you'll be able to see me all clean and fresh and in C-SPAN's newsroom. I'll let you know when they are airing, so you can tune in. I know you are all dying for the juicy interview with some 13 year old kid from Ohio!

Warmup:
Running stretches
20 Bootstrappers
1 round of cals

Workout:
6.5 mile run (the 30 mile winds and rain added a little extra resistance, so I left my weight vest at home)
Interspersed 25 yard sprints throughout

I forget how much I love to put on my headphones and run for an hour or so. This particular path runs right near my house. My usual trek is a 4 mile run. I was feeling soft, so I kept going a little longer than usual. The path runs right down four mile run in Arlington. The additional 2.5 miles was really beautiful. It goes through this creek that runs behind my house that I never knew existed. I'll do some more exploring back there next time.

We all can agree that running can get a little pedantic, so I added in some sprints. I'd sprint between telephone poles. It really got my heart going and pushed my harder than I would generally keep my run. Loved it!

I could have kept going a little longer, but I felt my shoulder starting to tighten up. I think the back and forth movement pulls on it a little. Throughout the run I focused on keeping my back upright and my shoulder blades pinched together to fight against my habitual slouch. I found that it worked for about an hour, but after that the pain crept in. Maybe I'll limit the runs to just 5 miles and see if the pain comes in again.