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Weekend run- L on trail to Park Rd and through forest ln

March 2, 2014 (Morning)

Exercise Type: Run

Weather: 40

Comments:
I was excited to get out to run today because the weather was beautiful and sunny. My legs felt pretty sore at the beginning of the run (as well as yesterday) but overall loosened up after 15 minutes or so. I still felt somewhat stiff during the whole run and definitely felt a little out of shape from my week of being sick as well as my week long break. Still, it was a pretty great run. On the way home, I wanted to challenge myself a bit so I pushed all the hills home (there were about 3 mid-sized ones and a few smaller ones) then added on two huge hills by my house.
On a side note, I also enjoyed listening to a couple moth stories--one was about a runner whose friend (a gifted Jamaican athlete) died of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy right after running a mile race. It was a pretty sad yet inspiring story to hear how the speaker devoted his life to spreading awareness of HCM after that. It was especially interesting to hear it while running. I also listened to a couple other, more lighthearted stories--they're a nice way to pass the time when I'm running alone. Anyway, I'm feeling psyched to be back in track, despite the slight soreness.