Metabo journal

5.6 miles!!!! It wasn't fast, pretty, or elegant, but I ran it in SLC where it has always been harder for me to run. My knees are feeling better, and I think if I slowly work into longer distances, they will not get too sore. The weather was nice outside and I felt good until the 4 mile mark. After 4 miles I had to slow down quite a bit, but I was determined to keep going. The run took me 58:42. Arby suggested that I incorporate some cross training, which I plan to do this week by riding the stationary bike and lifting some upper body weights. I really need to increase my upper body strength for lifting patients. Oh, and this is the furthest I have ever run!

Rode the stationary bike for 5 minute warm up and cool down, and 20 minutes of 30 seconds at 60 rpm and 30 seconds at 90 rpm. Followed by 3 x 10 reps on the bench press machine, 2 x 10 curls, deltoids, and triceps, 100 crunches, 100 obliques.

Ran this morning before work. The run was relatively easy, and I finished in 30:20 so that my average pace was 10:07/mile. Within the first half mile, I passed a motorcycle cop with his radar gun who I'm pretty sure was calculating my speed since there weren't any cars passing by. I tried to speed up and when I ran past him I imagined that the radar gun was sizzling in his hands because I was going so fast...I had a little chuckle about it. Overall the run felt great, no knee problems.

Ran up the City Creek Canyon trail for the first time. Since I haven't been running on hills I didn't make it very far, but it was a beautiful trail. I was also able to check the bp, pulse, and respiration rate of the person running with me before and after running, and only the systolic pressure increased. I'm not sure if this is makes sense, but I plan to test it with other people soon.

 11:35 pm-feeling the calves already. How did I not get those things worked out when I was running on flat land?