Running on Asphalt and Avoiding the Sidewalk

A lesson I learned a while back... and I wish I would have remembered when I was running yesterday is avoid running on cement as much as possible. For some people it may be alright, but myself it's not. By the end of my first half mile of running yesterday my low back was hurting to the point where I almost stopped, but as I transitioned to running on asphalt my back started to feel better. The slight give of asphalt is what I think made it so my back survived after that. Yeah this would have been better to write yesterday, but only reflecting on it now do I remember that valuable lesson.

Post Afternoon Run

Changed the data display on my watch to include heart rate, it kinda helped me stay at a lower heart rate. I was doing good until I got to the incline. It's a small incline that bumped my heart rate up and I couldn't get it down after that. The incline is right at the end of the first half mile. Since I am at 1.69 miles for my runs right now it kinda messes me up for the rest of the run. So that will be something I work on this coming week.

I thought I planned a route that was going to keep me off of the cement today, little did I know that the street that I hit my mile on was all cement, and since I was walking that portion it was a bit easier on the back.

Saturday will be my next run and I will include a recap of distances for the entire well.

Thanks for Reading.

-Riley

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No Run Today

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