I haven't felt great all week. Very tired in the morning, a tight left hamstring, and some upper back pain. I have started back to my lunch workout routine and had good workouts on Monday and Wednesday for 20 minutes each. I usually feel better after doing those workouts. They involve band walking, reverse lunges, kettlebell swings, pushups, planks, mountain climbers, side planks, and different variations on all these exercises.
This morning I ran my Quartz Hill hill run which included 3 half mile hills in the second half of the run. My left hamstring gave up on the second one and I took it really easy. I finished the 7 miles in 58 minutes. I hope this hamstring loosens up before the AVC track meet on January 30th or I will not be ready to run on the track.
The Zoom! Yah! Yah! Marathon in Northfield, MN is this Sunday. A marathon in MN in January? Well, they run it at the 282 meter indoor track in the athletic facilities at St. Olaf College (my dad's alma mater). It's only 150 laps, anyone interested? The course record is 2:52:31. Don't ask me how they keep track of laps.
"Nothing hurts more, but is so rewarding at the same time."
--Runner Sandy Zanchi on the Marathon
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Sorry to hear that I am not the only one that is having problems with my left hamstring.
Just think! Next year if you run the Zoom! Yah! Yah! Marathon your father could yell out words of encouragement 150 times! I can hear him now....Looking good! Only 103 laps to go! You want water on the next lap! Hang in there! Your almost there! I think you only have 73 laps to go! See you at the finish line!
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