Workout #9

Today was workout #9.  There is a reason it is called a workout.  It is not easy.  It is work.  Hard work.  I did not do the workout last week because my hamstring and glut were not having it.  I feel much better this week so I did the workout with caution.  I am still not 100%.  The workout was 1 mile warm up then 3 miles at marathon pace then one mile jog then 3 miles at marathon pace then one mile cool down.  I kept the pace controlled and felt good.

Jim went with me.  I told him it was a 9 mile work out but he still came along.  After .87 miles he said his hamstring was hurting and he walked back to the car. He is smarter that most runners because he know when to quit. He picked me up later.  In the mean time he went to Jack in the Box to pick up dinner.  I vary rarely eat fast food.  I have not had Jack in the Box for years.  He saw a commercial for chicken sandwiches which he thought looked good.  They were good.  I even ate the bacon which I usually don't eat.  Then I treated my self to a glass of red wine and a piece of dark chocolate.  That was my reward for hard work.

My runs start with the Myrtle exercises.  I do the ones where I have to lay on the floor or on hands and knees at home.  Then when I get to the trailhead I do the exercise where I swing my legs.  Then I run.  After I get home I do a 20 minutes yoga for runner cool down.  After that sometime I ice my hamstring and glut.  I have felt much better running the last week.  I'm still not ready for strides.

Thought for the day;  "Life is all about finding people who are your kind of crazy."