• August 8th,  Monday,  6:00 p.m.

• ?It’s a Runner’s question, I’d like to know ?

Tried to run a little bit this morning, but it’s not going to happen yet.  Walking is not a problem, but 3 or 4 minutes of easy jogging brings back a negative sensation in my right calf.  Just have to wait a little longer.  In the meantime I am trying to stay fit by biking and swimming and spending time in the fitness room.  I am a little nervous because I am not totally convinced that this kind of conditioning really gets one in shape to run.  Now, I really don’t have to run fast.  I want to make a respectable showing in the Jason Walton Memorial 5K in Hillsborough on the 28th of August.  But all my Hillsborough friends will forgive me if I have a poor showing, I’m certain.  The main thing is I need to be able to complete a decent 1500 meters at the New Jersey Senior Games for which I registered this morning.  That event is on September 10th at Woodbridge High School. Once I qualify for the Nationals, I will have 9 months to prepare for the finals which will be in Birmingham,  Alabama sometime next July.

So today I returned to the fitness center for 30 minutes upper body and core work. In addition I swam and ran in the pool for 30 minutes.  That amounts to a pretty draining workout and I believe it helps me to stay fit.  But the question is,

“Does it help me to run faster?”   I still don’t know.

Stats –

I-Mad – 0?

a.m.HR – 57BPM?

Weight – 153# ?

Sleep – 10.5 hours ?

Workout – 1 hour,  fitness room and pool  ₩

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