"Now if you are going to win any battle you have to do one thing. You have to make the mind run the body. Never let the body tell the mind what to do. The body will always give up. It is always tired in the morning, noon, and night. But the body is never tired if the mind is not tired."
Sunday...the blessed day of rest! NO running! :)
Today I ran. My training program requires that i be able to run 30 minutes without stopping, so that is what i did. I ran without stopping. I didn't even run three miles (i think it was 2.83 or something), but I was trying to enjoy my run and just really pace myself so I would not give up.
This weekend, I talked to Jason about my ankle pain. He said that this happens when people don't land on their toes. So, I tried to run on my toes. It was awkward at first but I just kept concentrating on it. Occasionally I would forget and go back to regular running, but then I would remember and start doing it again. I didn't have any ankle pain until the very end and it was very minimal, which is WAY better than usual. I just need to find a more comfortable and natural way of landing on my toes. I think my heels on my shoes may be a little to big.
My knee didn't bother me very much until i ran down a hill. I am not sure what to do about the knee. My dad, brother, and sister all have problems with their right knee...which is the same knee that bothers me. Hopefully just strengthening it will help.
Overall, I had a lot of energy when the thirty minutes was up. I could have probably run another mile or two, but I didn't have time and my stomach started aching. It STILL hurts. Not sure whether this is related to the running or not. BUT it makes me happy that I still had a lot of energy in me!
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