March 28 found me in St. Louis (again) on a business trip. Actually, not quite St. Louis, but Montgomery City, Missouri, about 75 miles west of St. Louis. I asked at the front desk where I could run; she pointed me to a local park that had some trails. So I went there. NOT quite what I had in mind. Trails, yes - but VERY hilly! Oh well, I went with it. What was supposed to be 3 miles easy turned into 30 minutes of hill work.
I made darn sure to get my protein powder after the run. And I had a lot less muscle soreness than I thought I would have! That was a confidence booster. And the fact that I did the hill work.
I'm guessing I did 2.5 miles in 33 minutes.
Confidence: Up (for little soreness, and that I actually completed hill work)
Rating: 3 out of 3
On March 30, I still did not find a suitable place to run, so I did hamster miles on the treadmill. I set the treadmill to 5.5 mph at 1% incline, but my heartrate monitor told me I was running faster than that. I'm pretty sure I was running at least 6 mph (10 minute miles). This time I did no stretches for warmup. I simply walked for 8 minutes, then ran for 30. It worked out well.
I will not rate treadmill work. It is BORING! But I do need to write about it, at the very least to keep my shoe miles logged.
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