March 4th, Monday

“Morning runs equal power in the third mile.”             Coach  O’Rourke

This morning was a classic case of 76-year-old SDOMS.  That is Seriously Delayed Onset  Muscle Soreness. My legs actually were more sore today than yesterday.  This is a phenomenon that I have noticed as I have aged: muscle soreness peaks at about 48 hours after intense physical activity.  So, today I did two gentle workouts.  At 6a.m. I rode and ran very slowly for 45 minutes.  At 4p.m. I jogged barefooted and walked for 2 miles on the beach in 30 minutes.  My legs feel quite revitalized tonight.  Tomorrow begins a three-day stretch of much cooler weather.  It should be a good opportunity to log some longer runs to begin the effort to improve aerobic strength.  Rich Refi reminds me, as he always does,  of my own saying  at the right time.  “Morning runs equal power in the third mile.”   That is  exactly what I need after analyzing my race on Saturday.  I hope it is not too cold at 6a.m..

Stats-

Sleep  = 7 hours

Foot pain indexes = good

Diet = 8

Weight = ?

Morning heart rate  = ?

Stretching = good

Body weights = Not enough