10 miles easy along Santaquin Orchard Loop. 7:38 pace. I am assuming the naturally faster pace is because I've had lots of easy days in a row but I did feel really good this morning.
I really hate running in the dark but the sunrise this am made starting out in the dark totally worth it. It was awesome!!
PM: 3 miles easy. Hot out! I had an interesting dicussion with one of my co-workers today about potassium & calcium since I've been experiencing more muscle cramps/tight calfs in the past week and then came across this article on Runners World.
"Guidelines recommend that adults get between 1,500 and 2,300 mg of sodium and at least 4,700 mg of potassium each day. The vast majority of American adults (90.7 percent) ingest more than 2,300 mg of sodium daily, and only 1.4 percent get enough potassium, according to an analysis of data from 12,581 subjects."
I assumed I ate plenty of potassium in my diet but 4,700 mg is the equivelant of 11 bananas a day! I definitely don't think I am getting enough. I assumed the multivitamin I am taking would have potassium in it but I checked it when I got home and it does not. hmmm food for thought. | 