So, I couldn't get out of bed at 4:30 yesterday morning, since I'd had a tough night's sleep. Normally, if I can get 5 straight hours, I'm functional and can get out of bed early. But - like on Monday night - if I wake up in the middle of the night, it's damn near impossible for me to get up before 6:00. Sooooooo . . . , I did 8 miles, with 8x100 strides, during lunchtime. I did not really want to go out, but the temperature was mild (high 30's), so it was shorts weather. I ended up having a great run, with the 10 strides going very smoothly. Seems that planning on the strides also breaks up the run nicely, so it seemed to go quickly. I did one of my least favorite courses near work, because it was a convenient out and back, making it easier to run without worrying about where to turn every few minutes.
I did 30 minutes on the elliptical today and really worked on stretching my hip flexor, along with about 20 minutes of core and ab work. Right now, I feel pretty good. We'll see how tomorrow's 10-miler goes, to be done after dropping the kids at school and before coming to work, since my wife's out of town on business, so I can't get out before the kids wake up (though I'll take the any excuse at this point in the winter to run during daylight rather than in the dark).
Cheers, ESG
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