Alternate workout
My foot has been bugging me off and on for the past two or three weeks, and I had hoped that it would be all fixed after the long weekend, but when I woke up this morning, I could still feel it was not quite right. It obviously hasn’t been bad enough to prevent me from running well, but it’s annoying that it bothers me especially later in the days after I work out.
So, this morning I decided to give it some more rest and head to the gym instead of the trail. Plus, it was really cold outside, and I never care much for being outside in that. So, I did an hour on the elliptical machine followed by most of the core, leg, and upper body exercises. It was a pretty good workout.
I haven’t been practicing much on the elliptical trainer, so it was hard to keep my legs moving fast for that whole time. I only averaged about 170 strides/minute, and I used to be able to get a lot higher than that.
As for my foot, I don’t know. It’s still not 100%, but it’s gotten better each of the last few days. I guess the good news is I feel absolutely nothing at all left over from the long run this weekend. Somehow I went out and had a great long run and didn’t add any stress to my body. I’ve got to do that some more.