Today I had yogurt for breakfast, hoping that the mix of carbs and protein would give me more energy and help with my shin splints. Well, it did neither! I didn't have as much energy as yesterday and after my final run I had moderate shin splints. Jack suggests that I lay off running the next couple weeks to let my shins heal, but I really can't imagine doing that. He also suggested going to the doctor to get special custom-made inserts for my shoes (he had to do the same in high school), so I might try that. Tomorrow I will eat cereal again for breakfast and see if I have the same energy level as yesterday.
Yesterday evening Jack and I, along with his parents, went to the casino. Jack won about $50 playing craps, and I wasted $20 playing video poker (next time I might try craps!). Then we went to an Italian restaurant with his parents. When we got home, we watched a 3-hr + Japanese movie from the early 60s called "Red Beard." It was really good, and we got a kick out of the fact that it had an actual intermission in the middle of it. We made popcorn on the stove and "danced" to the sounds of classical music during it.
Yesterday for my workout I walked .6 miles, ran 1.8 miles alternating between 6.6 and 6.8 mph, walked .6 more miles, then ran .6 more miles, starting at 6.6 mph and gradually increasing my speed to 6.8 mph. Here's what I ate:
cereal
1/2 avocado
1 leftover BBQ rib (tried to avoid most of the fat)
large glass of strawberry milk
1 Mich Ultra
2 bloody marys
1 vodka diet coke
1 slice of bread with olive oil
1/2 meatball sandwich
few bites of pasta
1/2 package M&Ms
few handfuls popcorn
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