Dear James, Daniel and Emily,
Trying new desk configuration at work today, testing a standing desk setup. The goal is to get my legs more stretching, less pressure on the hamstrings. We'll see how it goes, and if it works today then keep it going tomorrow after a run.
Saturday I finally got out and did the Manitou Incline hike. Wow, that was a real workout, I hiked it, took my time, kept hydrated, and walked down the Barr trail. I was glad I finally did it, I had planned to do it on my birthday but the boys illness prevented it, but Kim swapped shifts so she was home Saturday morning, which gave me a window. I would like to get back and do it again, make it a regular part of my fitness routine. Not sure how I will do so, but I definitely don't plan on letting that be the only time I go up it.
The funny thing was that as strenuous that was, bot the uphill and downhill, my legs didn't really bother me, they were sore but not overly so, and my knee pain was not present. I'm not sure what to attribute that to for sure. Part of it may have been that I wasn't running, partly I was not on concrete/asphalt. I can only test the second part of that on weekends, but I plan to do just that. On Sundays at least, get up and drive to where I will walk/run, and do so on a trail instead of the road. And limit the road running to shorter distances during the week.
Also today I returned to the sit up & push up routine, along with stretching. All of this is in search of that elusive return to form, and return to training. SO that next year I can start training for the marathon in earnest. I figure that doing some strenuous trail runs and mountain hikes will help build the leg strength I will need next year.
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