Midnight 1-Hour Jog on Road in Shoes

Aug. 26, 2022

0.9 K: 5:06.57

10 K: 1:03:25

0.9 K: 5:13.50

Total 11.8 K: 1:08:39

I ran on road after work. I ran in shoes. My doctor friend advises me not to run on road without shoes. Although I will probably override his advice at some point in the future to run a road race without shoes anyway, but at this stage of my rehabilitation, I consider it wise to stick to his advice. I wore a pair of NIKE with minimum cushioning. I hate a thick sole. I don't feel stable in them. I even feel a risk of straining your ankle increases when running in those. 

Anyway, it was an another 60-min + session completed without pain nor discomfort. Breathing wasn't hard either. But of course, it's because of an easy pace. I will stay at this pace for the time being. And I will extend my training distance without increasing pace so much. I want to regain the endurance that I used to take for granted before injury. It's so humbling to see how hard it is to get it back once you have lost it. But I will not give up on it. Going slow is the key.  

 za

One-Hour Jog

March 18, 2019

Park workout: 15:29.87
1) Inclined pull-ups
2) Isometric push-ups
3) Isometric prayers
4) Isometric shoulder press
5) Single-handed pull-ups

One-hour jog: 1:01.58
1 K fast run: 4:02.30
Warm down: 2:16.71
Total: 1:23:47

Six days to go before Sakura Asahi Kenko Marathon 2019. As part of my final phase conditioning I jogged for about an hour, and wrapped it up with one 1 K fast run at the end.

While running, I listened to a fitness lecture by Jeff Cavaliere, who used to be head physical therapist of the New York Mets. I've always been fascinated by how disciplined he is as an athletic professional, as well as his eloquence as a social media star. Today he explained in his fitness video 6 keys to effective muscle gain. Out of six one thing left me with the strongest impression. That is, exercising is not training. While both involve movement of your body, only moving your body with a purpose in mind is training. I take it to my heart, because it has an important implication to me as a language teacher. I'm going to share this new knowledge of mine with my students next time I see them, and encourage them to train, not exercise by having a clear purpose in mind of doing something if they do something.