Today’s Run
This was the 3rd day from week 2 of my “Return to Running” program, which includes:
- 3 to 5-minute walking warmup
- 4 x 5-minute run / 2-minute walk
- 3 to 5+ minute walking cooldown
Today’s run was through the streets of Green Hills in a driving rainstorm, following 1-hour on the elliptical at the Green Hills YMCA. Even though it was tough running in such miserable conditions, it was NOTHING compared to what the participants in the Country Music Half Marathon and Marathon had to deal with today for 13.1 or 26.2 miles respectively. It rained heavy throughout the race, and in honor of my running comrades who endured these nasty conditions, I give you one of my favorite Bill Bowerman quotes:
There’s no such thing as bad weather, just soft people.
Kudos for being true runners today! You definitely earned your medal.
As for my run, it was not fun, but I felt OK considering the weather. Just happy to have it over with. In total I got in 20 minutes of running and 11+ minutes of walking for 2.94-miles completed.
- Miles: 2.94
- Time: 31:30 minutes
- Pace: 10:40
- Shoes: Saucony Hattori LC (#2)
- Route: Abbot Martin, Vailwood, Hobbs
Cross-Training
- Elliptical >> 1 Hour
Beast Mode…ON!
