Our long run today was thwarted by the heat. We ran for about a minute then decided to enjoy a nice hike instead. Ten minutes later, we found some trails in the woods on post that we'll definitely revisit. I'm not sure how many miles of trails there are, but even three miles would be superb. We had heard of these trails before, but hadn't tried them out until today. They are nicer, and considerably closer, than the trails we walked yesterday afternoon.
Then I came home and jogged on the treadmill for an hour and then did Zwow 15: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dyaGe-MUhs
Admittedly, my 180 burpees were just regular burpees, and they withered further on the 5th and final round to plain old pushups. At least I stayed off my knees. Also, on the 5th round, I did the single leg squats without the dumbbell because I was a bit too wobbly with it. This was the 2nd time I did this workout and it definitely flowed better even though I used 10 lb dumbbells this time instead of 5 lb ones.
But, wait, this blog is about running.
My run was better today than yesterday, and marginally faster: 4.9 *ph. Maybe it is mph, but I'm still not quite accepting of that! At any rate, it remained an easy run throughout, even when I pushed it up to 5.2 for the last ten minutes, and for a minute or two here and there, I managed to reduce extraneous wobbling enough to feel my spine straight(ish) and suspended in space. This is a delightful efficient feeling. My legs simply have to hit the ground and lift up; they are relieved of the burden of the rest of my body. I become a flesh-and-blood, and much more graceful, l'homme `a planchette. http://www.strumhollow.com/dancing-man.htm (in the process of googling, I found out that these are called jig dolls in other parts of the world).
Tomorrow will be an easy day!
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