Today was a stretching and strengthening day. I work on strengthening my upper body with weights. Then I do abdominal work. One of my exercises is to do planks. A plank is basically holding your body in a straight position from toes to forearms, (similar to a push up). It is such a simple thing that is much harder than it looks. When holding, a plank one minute seems like a very long time. I do several planks for a minute each. I don't really like planks but I have read that they are good for building core strength and having core strength is supposed to help me run faster. I also spend a lot of time stretching. It was raining today so it was good that it was a strength and stretch day.
Training for a marathon through the winter requires running in less than ideal weather. It has been cloudy, rainy, icy for several days. I don't remember when we last had sunshine. One of my simple pleasures is oranges. Today Jim went grocery shopping and bought a bag of oranges. Tonight I had an orange and imagined all the sunshine that went into growing that sweet, tasty fruit.
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