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Time: 5:30pm, approx 35 minutes
Distance: 3.25 miles
Meal: Panino Chicken Curry Salad (yum, yumisiss...)
OK, I know I was cleared only for walking, hiking and biking but I really needed to jog! I tried walking...really I did. I couldn't help myself. I need movement, an elevated heartbeat...SWEAT! I ended up jogging pretty much the whole time, but trying real hard to keep it at a 10:30-11:00 pace (as opposed to my usual 8:30).
OK, so I know the coaches said not to try anything new this week (right before the race), but the only way I could control my pace (keeping it slow) was to try out landing on the balls of my feet (a running technique I've been kind of learning about lately). Please don't tell coaches Neal and Nicole (are you reading this??) :-) Anyway, it's a really challenging calf workout, but I can kind of see how it can improve efficiency. Once I'm feeling stronger (i.e. my rib heals a bit more) I'd like to seek some more professional training on how I can improve my running technique.
So I jogged and tried new things - shame on me - but the good thing is that I feel good. My rib was a little tender for a couple of hours after but not anywhere near the doubled-over, excruciating pain of a couple of weeks ago.
My hopes remain high for a sub 2 hour finish on Sunday...shooting for sub 1:55:00.
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