I really dislike running after my workout and I avoid it at all costs, but today was one of those days where it was unavoidable. In theory, it's great for my marathon training because it preps me to run on already tired legs, but because my legs are already tired it also makes for a mentally tough run.
I also had a strange issue with my knee today. Before I went for my run I took the dog out to use her "bathroom". As I walked her, my knee made a loud popping sound and hurt tremendously for about a minute. The pain disappeared after that and it seemed like everything was back to normal. When I left for my run later, I felt a slightly less painful version of the pain for the first 3 minutes. It went away, so I kept running, but I'm not sure that was really the proper thing to do. I'm going to watch it and take a rest day if needed. It's so tough to take rest days knowing that I'm training for the marathon, but ultimately, if my body needs a rest day and I don't take it, I'm doing more harm than good.
Today's workout:
Push-Up w/ Pull-Back: 10 w/ 7.5lb dumbbells
Burpees: 15 w/ 7.5lb dumbbells
Clap Push-Ups (Modified): 15
Get-Ups on one leg, touch ground, one-leg jump - 10 each leg w/ 7.5lb dumbbells
Straight Arm Overhead Raise with 25lb plate - 15
(He tried to have me do straight arm "steering wheel" turns w/ the 25lb plate, but it was too heavy and the 10lb plate was too light... I'll have to work on that).
Scissor Lunges: 20
Run:
5 "easy" miles.
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