Last night around 10 pm I suddenly decided to exercise. I wasn't planning to but I was like, "Eh, whatever." I lifted and included leg exercises. It was tiring.
This afternoon I ran stairs getting up to my 11th rep. It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. Usually when I run stairs, I am running forward on the ball of my foot but because I have shin splints, I concentrated on landing my feet flat on each stair instead of putting so much pressure on my calves. It worked and my legs didn't hurt. Strategy!
I think I am going to take a whole week off starting Saturday. I've been crashing every weekend after a full week of exercising and I've heard that taking a week off can increase strength gains by as much as 30%.
Also, I canceled my pre-trip in April. I need to save more money and that pre trip would cost about a hundred bucks. So I am going to stick around here and take a long Sunday afternoon run. Absolutely kill myself. That should make up for it. I figure the pre-trip isn't as necessary because I am more and more confident I can make it. I'll have my maps with me so if I need to readjust my trip, I can and it won't be that difficult.
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