Today is Tuesday, and I'm on Week 2 of Hal Higdon's Intermediate I training program. That means an easy run of 3 miles. But I ran four because I felt like it. So there!
I don't know why I pushed myself to run four. I guess one reason is that it wasn't much of a 'push' at all. It was pretty easy. Also I had such an easy week last week I feel like I 'owe' some extra miles this week. But in the long run I'm better off if I follow the plan and don't push myself to do much above-and-beyond what's called for. That's a sure way to get fatigue injuries. And we don't want those. :-(
I'd set my Garmin for a 9:30 mile pace, but I ran around 9:23 minute miles. I was happy to find that my foot feels fine, as does the rest of my body. My legs were, perhaps, a bit tired after yesterday's 90 minute recumbent bike exercise. But my energy was good. Last night I had a good night's sleep and that certainly helps.
Nutrition
Last night I made a great low-fat tuna salad. It had chopped carrots, celery, pickled jalapenos and red onion. I used non-fat yogurt to bind it and added spicy brown mustard, salt and pepper to season it. I ate it as a wrap with lettuce and tomato last night for dinner and again for lunch today. Along with the fruit snacks during the day and the oatmeal for breakfast I think I had a nice energy reserve for the run. Still... probably not enough carbs for longer distance running. Eventually I'll have to start adding more breads and pastas to my diet (which seems anathema to my diet sensibilities).
Lastly, I want to end today's blog with a big...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY POPS!!!
I always think of the days you tried to get me to jog back when we lived on Third Street. It seemed like torture then and I could never have imagined that anyone (and surely not 48 year old Jeremy) could ever find it enjoyable. Well, you were on to something. It just took another 35 years or so for the message to sink in. Thanks for trying back then. :-)
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