While nursing my foot I’m grounded from training. Don’t despair (as if you would) my walking is returning to the state before injury, so like I predicted I’ll be training coming Saturday. Knocking on wood, that is if I don’t stomp my little toe against something hard.
To keep my mind occupied from not being able to run I looked for something to do that will benefit my general health and by doing so my future running career. I’ve decided to restart doing pushups while following a one hundred pushup program. In six weeks I’m supposed to be able to do 100 pushups. Right now I can do about 35 consecutive pushups, which is average for a male my age. According to this program I could start in week 3, but I decided to not be that optimistic and start at the beginning, week 1. (Not overexerting myself again.)
This morning I did the first day in the program, 5 sets; first one a repetition of 12 pushups, following by one of 12, 7, 7, and 9. It was tough, I felt the effort in my arms and chest and I believe tomorrow I’ll have a healthy muscle ache. (NO injuries this time!) I can recommend this program to anybody, especially if your weak in the upper body. I’ve done it before, but didn’t reach the 100 pushups, I managed till 50. This program is not a guarantee to reach 100 pushup, unless you train diligently and with correct form. At that time I didn’t know how to do a proper pushup, but now I do. If all goes well I’ll be able to do the 100 pushups by the time I can run the 5km in one smooth go at my full cruising speed. (sprinting the whole 5km will come much later.)
For some proper instructions how to do a correct pushup watch this clip.
THE RUN CHALLENGE 