Shifting Gears

Its about a month since the Twin Cities Marathon and the weather hasn't changed much since then. It was 50 degrees today with light wind, which allowed for a nice 7 mile run in my Vibrams. I hadn't run too well since the race, but today I went 58:59 which is the fastest time since my toe injury, so I was happy about that. I've only run about 5 times since the marathon, since the weather has been very rainy this month and often too cold to get outside. Instead I started focusing a little bit on my neglected upper body muscles; ever since I sprained my wrist back in kickball I haven't been able to do much upper body work, but it is finally healed enough so that I can do push ups and pull ups again. My upper body muscles are definitely not what they once were, but since my weight is quite low at the moment (around 177) I can still do 50 push ups and 15 pull ups. My bench press has suffered the most, but I don't plan on lifting heavy as it is too counterproductive for distance running. I have also been doing 5 min rounds on a heavybag with 16 oz gloves which has been a decent way to get some cardio without running on the dreaded treadmill.