Week 4: Day 5

cardio:

• trail run (@ 7:20am) = 3.2 miles, time = 35:05

strength training:

• yoga (@ 9:30am) = 1 hour

I need to stop trying so hard and run faster than I should. I'm trying too hard for my own good, and because of that, I end up running slower during the second half of the run because I'm tired. I have been doing that for the last few runs. I hope my mind is playing tricks on me, but I think I'm starting to develop shin splints from being overambitious with the speed. The shin splints are really mild and on the borderline of actually becoming full on.

I like the idea of going to a yoga class after a run because by then, my legs are loose and more flexible. The problem is, there are too many poses that still doesn't work for me, no matter what I do because I'm still not flexible enough for them, let alone have the strength to do them.