I was scheduled for three miles today, and my legs felt good enough to do it. Deciding to err on the side of caution however, I ditched the run and did the elliptical trainer instead. Cranked the resistance up to 10 and went strong for 30 minutes. Definitely a good workout.
After the elliptical I hit the bench and did 10-8-6 with 100, 110, and 120 lbs. respectively. I might fine tune the reps and weights over time, but that seemed to work well enough for now. Like I said, I’m not convinced bench pressing will actually help my running at all, but it’s kind of fun. Finished out the night with my 20 lb. dumbbells. Did the usual routine, but was able to take the curls and arnolds up to 12-12-12 each.
So far I’ve only logged three miles this week, and I have another day of rest scheduled for tomorrow. There are two long runs on the plan for Saturday and Sunday. I’ll see how it goes.
I am wondering if one can even call themselves a runner with only one day of running in for the week.
Runners sometimes jog, but joggers never run. :P