Gotta love Running

Dusted off my MMA shoes this morning after a Z health neural warm up and ran for a mile. Having not run in a looong time it was harder than I thought. In fact, my nine year old son beat me for time - I got 7:19 and he cranked out a 7:18 in his last week of school. Not sure if he is a prodigy, but his time would be considered "superior" for even a 12 year old! Maybe the test standards have been watered down I'm not sure. All I know is that the run felt great and I am going to try to do a mile run for time on a weekly basis. It also shows that sitting at a desk all day is not conducive to great CRF health. I must do more! I continue to be amazed at what marathon runners go through...and reading Brad Nelson's blog where he ran a 4:47 mile in high school gives you an idea of goals/parameters. Everyone needs them!

Some points of interest: The Z health NWU is terrific for getting you ready for running. Half way through my upper back/cervical spine was a little off and a quick neck twist and a crack and it was gone. And remember that force transmission runs all the way from your feet to the opposite side of the body and to the TMJ. All the body all the time!

As for dietary note, I got a little too much sun yesterday and was dehydrated a bit (at least I nailed some Vitamin D!). Studies have shown that performance drops 2-5% as a result of dehydration. I read that if you want to see how you will look in 20 years, look in the mirror after a marathon. I remember the sports anchor "Perk" on Kare 11 videotaping himself on a long run. As time went on, he looked tougher and tougher. A rule of thumb is to drink half your bodyweight in ounces, so if you weigh 150 you should drink 75 ounces of water per day. That is a lot and of course if you are drinking pop you will need to replace it with water. Choices!

In the meantime, I'll keep increasing my efforts for the September TSC. I truly believe that eventually your CRF will be a limiting factor in your strength training, so find a cardio activity and do your best to quantify it, so you can show progress.

Enjoy!