Metabo journal

Ran on the track at the field house. I meant to run yesterday but got held up at work. Today I didn't make it to the gym until 2 hours after I wanted to, so I am a little worried that I won't be able to sleep tonight. I was pretty hungry before running but amazingly enough I had one of the best runs in a long time. The time wasn't too fast (65:18), but I felt like a new different set of muscles were firing. I also felt great during my 1 x 60 sec plank- no shaking or quivering at all. Followed up the run with 50 ball crunches, 25 bicycles, and 50 each side leg lifts.

Again the second run of a back to back felt unexpectedly good, no knee problems. I actually ran faster than I had intended to (42:18) but it wasn't uncomfortable. Followed up the run with 50 crunches, 50 each side leg lifts, 1x60 sec plank. I think the side leg lifts are helping with the previous knee pain and the planks are preventing any lower back discomfort.

Tried to get in a longer run tonight (1:11:05) so that I have an easy run to complete my 20 miles this week. Definitely I have felt more fatigued over the last 2 weeks since I decided to up the training volume. Hopefully my body will adjust soon. I've been reading some about workout routines and there is a big push for interval training instead of longer, medium paced distances. I will try to incorporate the intervals in my shorter run tomorrow. 

As an aside, I saw a girl at the gym wearing a Texas Tech rugby shirt- the second time I've seen someone here in SLC wearing TTU. I asked her about it and it turns out that she and her boyfriend went to school there. Even though I didn't go to school there, there is something strangely comforting about the familiarity.

As a second aside, my mom and dad have started working out on the Wii fit along with doing some resistance training. I have to say that I'm very proud of them, and I wish I could be there to watch them do the Wii games- especially since I know my dad has a new boxing game. My brother and I played Wii boxing at Christmas and frankly I'm surprised that nothing was damaged in the process!

Finished my 20 miles this week in Pocatello, where Arby and I ran around the residential areas. Basically my legs and muscles are tired.