Running this summer

Hello people's. Today I'm going to be writing about running again. Here it goes.

So this summer I've taken up running a lot more often than I have in the past in preparation for the cross country season in the fall. There are a few neighborhoods that are best for running surrounding my own, before I would just hit a main road. There are 4 different "sections" I can run on. The first is a fairly large, consolidated neighborhood behind my own, the second is running down to and around my old middle school, the third is two very long streets near where I live, and the fourth is another very long street with two small neighborhoods very near it. So whenever I run the first thing I do is consider how long I want to be running for and put a section or two together for that time I want, if I run everywhere that I can it is over 10 1/2 miles

Part of the way through the summer I ran that 10 1/2 mile course and my feet were very blistered afterwards because I did not have very good running shoes. To get very good running shoes we went to a running store in Sheperdstown called Two River Treads. They had me do different exercises and looked at my running style to determine which shoe would be best for me and that was very cool. I also got a foam roller which I periodically use to stretch and put pressure on tender spots on my legs so that they become less sore. The store also has exercise classes every Thursday night and those are very fun I plan to keep going to them and I recommend them to any athlete not just a runner.

I've taken to a routine for running that is best for me. For two days I'll run early at 5 in the morning and for the next two days I'll run late after dinner, keeping the times this way is best because it is very cool out and it fits a more busy schedule. So if I have a good amount of time before running I'll stretch and do a few exercises first. Then I'll put on my running shoes, set up my music playlist, and grab the house keys if I'm running early. Right before I start I decide my route and I start my GPS which will track where I'm going and will tell me my average speed every five minutes through my earbuds. I've even developed something where if I wrap the earbuds cord 2 1/2 around my fingers holding my phone it's the perfect length. When I'm almost done running and I've gotten onto my home street again I sprint as fast as I can home.

So there is my running schedule for this summer. Bye.


- By Ashton