Second run of week 2 of training done~
The run was fine. More than fine actually. My insoles bothered me even less. The Big Bang Theory was on. It was only 2 miles. I tried some speed work and today my legs felt fine (which is more than I can say about them after the last time I tried to run faster than I normally do).
So to make the run more fun basically what I did was upping the speed by 0.1 mph every minute, until I got to 5.2 (which is still slow, I know, but bear with me here), and came down at the same speed and rate. I actually felt really good running at a faster speed. Had to breathe a lot harder but you would expect that of course, and the one minute increment made it feel less torturous.
But I realize that I still need to work on my posture while running at a faster speed. I was too focused on my breathing that I did not realize that my upper body was very tense. My shoulders were hunched up and my torso was very tight. I tried to relax, and I felt that I was relaxed as much as possible, but it still felt really tense. I need to work on that.
No running tonight, but I'm hoping to still get to the gym and do some elliptical work as cross training. Mainly I want to burn more calories and lose a few pounds so running could feel easier. Also want to do core work, but we'll see.
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