My first attempt at Yoga was last week on Friday. So this was attempt number two. I actually felt that some of the poses were a bit easier to do this time around - however, I still am shaky on some of the balancing poses. I'm sure that if anyone videotaped me doing these poses, it would be up on YouTube giving tens of thousands of people a good laugh in a matter of minutes!
After I finished the hour of Yoga (I jumped through a few commercial breaks, so it was probably about 40-45 minutes of Yoga in total), I felt really good. And I slept like a rock last night. I'm not sure if I slept so well as a result of the Yoga, as a result of trying to catch up on sleep since I had been staying up way too late recently, or as a result of the 800mg of Ibuprofen I'm popping at bedtime. Either way, I probably could have slept through an earthquake last night (OK, I've never lived anywhere that had earthquakes, so I can't be too sure about that...)
This morning I was out of the house for an easy 4 mile run at 5:45am. It was a sunny and crisp morning - about 56 degrees...awesome weather for a run! My hammy did start to get a little uncomfortable around 36 minutes into the run - the good news is that I'm able to run longer without the pain...the bad news is that I'm still experiencing some pain. However, I believe it is getting better.
I may try to run tomorrow as well, since Saturday we are leaving for Michigan to visit my wife's family. I'm not sure how much running I'll get in during the trip...I'll bring my running shoes, etc., and I'll try to budget in a run or two. We'll see. I'll definitely need the calorie burning as I'm sure I'm going to be eating a ton! Especially when we head to Ann Arbor on Wednesday (I think it is pretty amazing that I only gained about 10 pounds during my 4 years as a student there) One other exciting tidbit for the trip - I am hoping to meet up with fellow blogger (my "dot-comrade"?) - and fellow marathoner - Rick on the drive up.
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I'm really looking forward to meeting you, Sherry, and the boys on your way up. Where is your destination, by the way? I haven't really thought of an ice cream place near I-75 yet either so, we may just have to meet at a McDonald's or something like that for a McFlurry or something of the sort. I'll keep thinking on it though.
On the hamstring, I'm sure you know - but, I didn't when I had some minor issues with mine in my marathon training - NOT to stretch it before your runs and to only mildy stretch it afterward. You can actually damage it more in doing so when having problems with it. I did not know this and had been stretching the crap out of it before and after runs and wondering why it wasn't getting any better.
I'll e-mail you our home and my and Tammy's cell numbers sometime today.
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