Long run and boxing: round 5

Went for an endurance run today, 40 minutes, about twice as long of the other runs I've done so far. I plan on doing on endurance run a week building up to a half marathon and eventually a full marathon. Although this doesn't do a lot for my pentathlon run directly, it will give be a better base overall. I ran north along the Burke Gilman trail which runs from Ballard around Lake Washington, past places like Saint Michele Winery. Nice running environment, for sure. The run felt REALLY good, I was a little tired the last 10 minutes or so, but I was really pleased over all. I should be able to bump up to 60 minutes next week.

The long run left me a little tired for boxing, but I survived and did the full boxing workout. I took everything at about 75% effort and still did well compared to some of the other students in class. The punching bag felt really good, my techniques has improved a lot. The speed bag is getting better too, I can almost do it at the same speed as Qadir, our teacher. Quick hands, quick feet, strong upper body...all of this should help my fencing.