I really do not see how I'm going to fit in running once I go back to work. I can't get out of bed to run on a Saturday morning when everything I know is telling me, you do not have time to lay around in bed all morning! You have to run before the hill people get up, run so you can get to the store before the rest of the people get there, blog so you can clean the house because you have company coming. And don't get me started on the heat. Hours later, I drag ass out of bed and start getting ready.
So today was a walk 5, run 7, walk 5, and I was nervous about it. My knees are a little tight (not really sore, just, well, tight), I'm tired, I have a headache, it's hot, and 7 straight minutes borders on the asinine. So I set my poor little mp3 with next to no music on it to random and set out. If nothing else, hopefully the music will distract me. I took a slightly different route, kind of opening up my circle today. As much as I liked the route on Day 17, I fear all the dogs that way.
Getting close to run time, I turn on the tunes. Starting with a little Beethoven is pretty awesome. Way better than I expected for running. The next song I didn't know, and couldn't see on the screen, but I think it was an Atmosphere song. It was kinda funny, but didn't inspire my running much. I was running along my normal route at this point, and while I felt like I was running as slow as possible and still call it a run, I got winded really fast. I'm stuffy today, anyway, so that doesn't help. There's no breathing through the nose option on a day like today.
I knew I had a long way to go, but I finally checked the clock and I was only about 3 minutes in. Well, so I'm about halfway, and I'm not totally dying. I figured my time would be up close to the end of the street, at my hill. If it wasn't, I would totally head down hill, away from home, because there's no way I'd have enough umph in the 6th minute for an uphill.
Next song was a mashup from the Glee soundtrack - Yay Glee! The lyrics kind of cracked me up, "Better run girl, you're much too young girl.." The right music definitely makes this whole process less painful. I was hoping the song, the street, and the 7 minutes would all end at once, but as I got closer to death, I mean, the end of the street, it wasn't looking like it would happen. I decided to cross the street and turn back towards home, avoiding the hill nicely.
Now I was running into the sun, had to muster the strength to say hello to the mailman, and was just tapped. I knew I was in the 6th minute, but the song ended and I just couldn't do it. I checked the time like 4 times during the 6th minute. I knew I had to be really close, but I quit running anyway. Then I started counting. I counted to 3 and the alarm went off. So I stopped two steps shy of the goal. That makes me mad, but I am counting it as a success anyway. My next run is a repeat of today. I do feel like it's taking less time for me to get my breath back once I start walking, so I suppose that's an improvement. I also took a few steps before putting my hands on my knees (I kept my head up though!) and I didn't feel quite as dizzy today. Which isn't to say that I felt safe, I just never consciously reminded myself how to dial 911 if I started to go down.
My head is killing me, and my right thigh is definitely a mess...I'll be sitting down and it feels like I can't move/lift my right leg (or maybe I can, but it's going to be really painful). This is the "twinging" I mentioned on Day 17 - it's been going on for awhile, off and on.
Well, gotta get ready for company - happy Memorial Day weekend!
Weather: 77, Sunny, no wind, 50% humidity
Time: 10am; Walk 5, Run 7, Walk 7
Distance: 2.11K (1.31m)
Elevation: +33.4/-34.1/net -.7 ft
5K/10K: 48:15/1:41:59
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