You know you're getting old when it takes you 3 days to get over the soreness from a workout. I did some weightlifting on Sunday and my whole body was sore until today! Since I was feeling better, I went back to the gym and did some more strength training. At the end of the workout I decided to test my knee by trying a very slow jog on the treadmill. I set it to 5.0 mph and jogged a mile in 12 minutes. Everything felt pretty good, but I probably won't do any real training runs until at least the weekend.
On another note, my wife, Lisa, and I have been trying to eat healthier lately. We've been looking into more organic foods for a variety of reasons, one of which is not price! One great benefit about running long distances is that you burn so many calories that you can practically eat anything after a run and not gain weight. For example, two Sundays ago, I ran 15 miles and burned over 1700 calories in the process! There are some days that I go the whole day without eating that much. As a result of my free-spirited eating habits, I have been putting a lot of junk in my body (i.e. donuts, chips, and cookies). So Lisa and I are trying to hop on the healthy eating bandwagon. We'll see how long it lasts. The good news is that we're both on it so we can keep each other accountable. Usually it's one or the other, which meant one person was trying to eat healthy while watching the other pig out!
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