Spirit of the Marathon

Today started off sort of blah. I volunteered in my aunt's class, went by the recycling place to drop off what I'd accumulated over the past few weeks, went to Hallmark and Walmart, then headed home. For the most part, once again I didn't want to run, but after eating sufficient quantities of junk, I felt better and hopped to it.

Workout

February 5, Thursday
7:38 p.m. CT

Treadmill hill interval pyramid
Warm up: .5 mile walk
Distance: 7 miles
Duration: 1:20:00
Pace ave: 11:25
HR ave 162, max 183
Cool down: .5 mile walk
Shoes: Pegasus 25

Surprisingly, today's run turned out to be really, really good. I ran the entire thing at a leisurely 5.3 mph (11:18 pace ... although the total time indicates a 11:25 pace, so I think my treadmill is off a little). My initial plan was to run a mile, do 3.25 miles of hill intervals [(1/4@3%/5%/7%/9%, 1/4@1%) and back down], and then run another 3/4. As it turned out, I was feeling pretty good, so I ran 2.75 miles instead of .75 at the end.

I guess eating 800 calories of junk between 1 & 2 hours before running is a good thing. The new meal for champions is beef jerky (not all that bad for you except for the ton and a half of sodium), Cool Ranch Doritos, Hershey's Kisses, and Whoppers. That one's been building for several days. Doh!

Watching Spirit of the Marathon while I ran helped, too, especially when they were showing the elites at the head of the race. It just seemed easier to run "with" them. I thoroughly enjoyed the documentary and recommend it to all. If the movie hadn't been ending, I probably would have done another mile and had my week's long run in. Will do it Saturday or Sunday instead, hopefully outside.

Aches and pains-wise, my left ankle seems to be mostly okay. It's not as flexible at the right one now. My left hip flexors are still pretty achey, especially after a run. They rarely bother me when running, but afterwards ... ow ow ow.

Food

My Food Diary on CalorieKing.com

Morning Stats

weight: 150.4

bf: 29%

bp: n/a

pulse: n/a

bg: n/a