Metabo journal

Walked a round at Bonneville today and the weather was beautiful! I haven't played in about a month, so I was very surprised when I hit a great drive off the first tee. It didn't last very long. For some reason the women's tees were removed, which made an already long course even longer playing from the whites (6400 yds). There is quite a bit of up and down and I ended up hacking at the ball for the last 4 holes just to finish. The seven wood was still my best club and the pitching wedge needs tons of work. 

I didn't plan to run today, but my class was canceled!! It was really canceled...I didn't skip it. The thing I have noticed is that I am a much better student since I have gotten older. I don't skip class, I don't sleep through class, and I actually pay attention and try to learn the information for more than just to pass a test. I have turned into the annoying non-trad student that I despised in college.

 I ran my normal loop at the regular speed for the first lap and tried to pick it up for the second lap. Normally it takes me about 29:30 to finish (2.81 miles), but today I ran it in 27:56. I knew I was running much faster than normal because my respirations were greatly increased and I was having to do some very active breathing. I sprinted the final 50 m and then walked another 0.7 miles to catch my breath and for a cool down. While I was walking home I saw a new kind of motor bike. A guy was actually riding a bicycle with a little go-cart motor attached, and he was using the motor to cruise downhill!?

Ran my regular route for a total of 4.2 miles in 42:36, and was even able to pick it up and push it at the end. My knees are feeling much better and there was not much tension in the right knee during the run. I was a little surprised because there was minor pain in my knees after the lifting and moving patients lesson in my EMT class last night. Apparently I was lifting with my legs since my knees hurt but my back didn't. The next goal is to run 5 miles, and one of these days I'll run faster than a 10 minute mile.

Today I ran on the Shoreline trail, which has more uphill and downhill portions than I am used to. I took it slowly because I did not want to hurt my knees again. During the uphill portions I noticed that I felt the muscles working in my thighs and in my hips, but I did not feel the sharp burning pain in my knees that I used to have. (!!!) In the end I think I could have gone longer but I was pretty tired since I have usually been running on flat ground. My right knee had slight pain following the run.