The spice of life...

Today was a great day! Why? (you ask with eager anticipation)...because it was a mid-week running day! I was determined to let nothing bother me today. Every issue was addressed with renewed calm (well...eventually it was)...

My morning running routine was a little different (variety is the spice of life after all)...

My overall summary...

I was "in the zone" this morning. It's not my fastest time but I felt like this...

There was a definite improvement between my run this morning and the 5K training run I did last week...

The weather at the end of the run was great....it felt a lot "cooler" than the numbers reflected...

And the sun was just starting to sneak into the morning sky by the time I was done...

To make an already great day better...the cafeteria at work had my favorite soup for lunch (butternut squash) so I paired it with a nice salad...

(it's the little things...)

I iced my knee a lot today. I'm not feeling pain just a minor "sensation" that's kind of hard to describe. So to be on the safe side I did a lot of ice application today and once I got home I massaged it with ICYHOT. I'm also going to do the foam roller before bed, which I am finding to be a priceless component of my recovery routine (why it took me so long to get one I will never understand).

Closing tangent....I came across this a while back

I'm not a big fan of my "runner name" (Runna El Stinko)...they really could have made these a bit more flattering. Kai's own is Pronator Marathonoso (which she said is better suited for me since I have pronation issues and I am training for a marathon). 

What's your runner name?

How is your training going so far this week?