Richard Gibney's 365 Days of Fitness: Day 205

Day 205 After a good 3 days in a row of circuit training, I decided to give my body a real break from any sort of resistance training and go for a run today. I had some company, which is always welcome during cardio sessions. My good friend Steve Smith joined me as my running partner. The plan was to just go for a good paced but not crazy fast run. However, Steve can be somewhat unpredictable. In fact the one thing about Steve that is predictable is that he's unpredictable. He said he was stiff and wasn't looking to set any records, and for the most of the run It seemed as though we were going to stick to the plan, but as we approached the last 800 m home stretch up a hill, Steve changed his mind and turned on the jets.

Today's Workout:

25 minute run / Moderate Pace until the last 800 m, then it was time crush it trying to keep up to Steve Smith.

I did my best to keep up with Steve as we ran hard up this hill, but he was determined to win this last minute race. I could have maybe given him a better run for his money, but I wasn't prepared mentally to take on Steve Smith. As soon as I saw him but his head down and start to pump those arms, I knew it was game on. I knew that know matter what happened, Steve was not going to let me win. He was prepared to suffer a lot more than I was. I finished strong, but Steve finished stronger.

Tomorrow, I have a broken up day of work and errands. I really want to try my friend Kim's yoga class. I've been meaning to go for a really long time, but just haven't been able to get there. I will do best tomorrow. I could really use a good deep stretch, and of course the strengthening, and stability that you gain from yoga is always great too.