February 25th and 26th

Sunrise Birthday Run

Monday –

Today was the first day of my new plan to start each day on the beach 30 minutes before the sun rises. This accomplishes two very nice things. First, I get to see the beautiful sunrise each morning over the ocean.  Second,  I can do a workout without the heat of the day and the threat sun burn on my face skin.  There was a brutal cold wind from the north. So, I was unable to run. I tossed it out and walked for 20 minutes. I think the most important thing is that I started the routine of changing my sleeping habits. My legs have been heavy from the quick running I’ve been doing in the last week or two. So, today was intended to be an easy day.  This is also an easy week as I approach my 5K race on Saturday.

Tuesday- My 76th birthday – Still trying to absorb that.

Double day….

This was the second day of my new schedule of waking up before the sunrise. The weather was better.  So, I ran for half an hour very slowly.   My quad muscles have been very tight  lately which has made me reluctant to try any fast running. I was considering whether to go out again later in the day because it was a very good day for a run. Once again about 65*  and overcast on the beach. But I decided to try anyhow about 5:00 in the evening. I was committed to a long, slow warm up. I did a series of leg exercises and stretching followed by 8 x 40 yard SS with increasing intensity. My goal was to run 2 miles somewhere near 10 minutes if I could. The wind was directly from the east off the ocean. So, it didn’t matter which direction I ran.  The run  proceeded well and in the first mile I ran about 9:40 moving time.  That included two stops for about 30 seconds to stretch my right quadricep which was lightly hurting.  The next mile was a little more inspired, and I ran 8:36 with no quad pain.  I was pleasantly surprised with the ease of that effort. The rest of the week will be very light work  preceding Saturday’s 5K race.

Stats are good.