Today was my long run day, and I woke up feeling a bunch of energy. So I decided that I would attempt 5 miles. I set the treadmill for a 5 mile distance run, and started out.
I am reading a book these days called "ChiRunning" and decided today to try out some of the techniques presented in that book in hopes of conserving energy a bit. I relaxed my arms, back, and shoulders during the run, and tried to focus on breathing normally and on my posture.
Lo and behold, I ended up running 5.25 miles and amazingly, my heart stayed in my chest the entire time. As a matter of fact, my heart rate only peaked at about 172, which took me nearly an hour to reach.
I had a little difficulty sleeping last night. I am thinking it is my pillow, but it could have been the late afternoon workout that energized my body. I am going to row again when I get home from work tonight, and hopefully won't have too much trouble sleeping. I want to be sure to get my rowing in today and tomorrow, as I have evening plans now for Thursday and Friday and will probably not be able to row those days.
Paul
UPDATED: Rowed this afternoon. Another 5000 meters in 24:59
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