As a person that is not typically very dedicated towards many things I feel like creating something that will showcase my dedication towards running will keep me focused on my goal of running every day for the next 365 days. Wish me luck.

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

January 3, 2012

First day on the treadmill and it honestly wasn't as bad as I remembered. This time though I raised the incline of the treadmill to enhance the workout; typically treadmills work the muscles a lot differently than running outside because a runners stride changes and because of the moving surface. To compensate, increasing the incline of the treadmill slightly (2-3 degrees will do fine) will help to work you out better.

I ran about a mile, at first with the incline maxed out, that might have been a bit of a mistake, then at about a 5% grade. I did not record my time but it was probably in between 8 and 9 minutes.
Then I did 10 push ups and 25 sit ups.
I ran another mile with about a 5% grade; the total distance that I covered was 2.154 miles in 18:58 minutes.
I did another set of 10 push ups and 25 sit ups.
For a cool down I jogged 3/4 of a mile in about 8 minutes.

This workout was a pretty good one, nothing like being outdoors but it is still better than nothing right?

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