Not really sure why, but I like an 8 mile run the best! I dropped back down, because 10 miles really roughed up my knees last week (and because my gym was closing early and I did not have enough time to run 10 miles), I find that 8 miles makes me feel great but does not leave me limping away from the treadmill. Yes I am still running inside---it is wayyyy to cold and windy at the beach to start running outside. Hopefully in a couple of weeks it will start to be nice. I am starting to do some more lunges/squats and exercises that strengthen your quads---I read that helps support your knees. I think Ill call my cousin, a physical therapist, to see if she can recommend any. That all being said, I hauled ass today during my run to get it finished by closing time (and still have time to cool down and stretch) and I was pleasantly surprised that I was able to keep a faster pace for extended periods of time. So I am going to try and push myself harder with speed. It is still not that fast compared to many who run....but I was very proud to run 8 miles in 78 minutes and 32 sec. ( : That is with about 5-7 min of easy jogging at a slow speed. If I nixed that warm up I would have been faster.
Im especially hungry today and ate my usual sunday reward for running long and hard....egg, cheese and bacon on an english muffin from quick chek and Starbucks skim white mocha (didnt finish the latte though), and now I am just rehydrating and still unfortunately hungry. Which is weird because I am usually less hungry on running days....I dont know.
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