It took some psyching up to get out there today. Mostly because I am still SO SORE from Tuesday!! I still can't walk, stand up, or really feel my legs (it literally hurts to just lay in bed)! And I think I'm going to go out without a cloud in the sky in JULY and run 6, walk 5, run 6, walk 5?! Sensing the utter bummsies from not working out for awhile, and being shamed by Husband who is working out 3 times a day, I dug some clothes out of the hamper (again; yes, I'm foul) and got to stretching. Which hurt, but in a good way. I probably should have sucked it up and done some yoga yesterday.
Off I go. A lot of people out today. Ick.
Since I just took off running, I had a bit of adrenaline, I suppose, and I didn't immediately think about my shredded leg muscles. By the time I got about a block, I was thinking about them. Especially my right leg, and up to and including my butt. Nothing working over there. I seemed to be breathing tolerably well, and I had an idea where this would be ending, so I trudged on.
Mid-way through the first run "Ding-Dong The Witch Is Dead" came on my [freshly charged] mp3. (I did mention I took a bunch of music off of Husband's computer, right?!) I couldn't help but be amused, because I'm sure that's what more than a few people were singing when I left my last job, the departure of which was the final push to get me running.
The last block was a bit painful, from an exhaustion standpoint. It was significantly hotter than I expected, and these people had opened their car door to let it "cool off." So the door was open, blocking half the sidewalk, and it felt like the inner ring of hell blowing out of the car door as I ran by. Then, I ended up running another half block before the timer went off. I was thirsty. I wasn't expecting that, either, because I should be plenty hydrated and it's not that hot out.
The walking was uneventful, other than being painful in the muscles.
Run time again. I was running with my head way back, which I had found helpful awhile back, but found uncomfortable as a posture. It was clicking today, though.
I thought I saw a snake, and I took a leap around it, to realize it was just bark. I really, really, hate the outdoors, and the country. Do city runners have to dodge pieces of bark?? I mean, the people in the suburbs who get attacked by mountain lions and coyotes and whatnots, they aren't dodging bark!! Ugh.
Well, my initial walk took me much further than I expected, so I wasn't sure where I was going to wrap up. I was concerned I'd have to mount a slight incline just past the street we live on, and when I got there, I still had a lot of time, so I just turned down our street. I passed the house, and turned onto the side street I walk up frequently. I was coming up on a significant hill, but was sure my uber-slow pace would have me time out before I got there. I kept telling myself in this second run, just put one foot in front of the other, one in front of the other. Which is fine, but I was also nearly having to tell myself "and push forward," because I was all but running in place I was so slowly moving along. And, again, my breathing felt ok-ish, but OF COURSE my legs aren't working. I can only imagine what would've happened if my legs and my lungs could ever be on the same team! Regardless, the timer did not go off, and I had to start up the hill. Thankfully not too far, and as soon as that alarm went off I turned back. I only walked about 3 minutes home, but I was bordering on delirious: dizzy, tired, sore, hot, thirsty, so I didn't try to stretch it out.
Speaking of dizzy...I've been prepping for our drive to LA, which means out of this world car sickness while crossing the Rockies, twice. I had all but decided to get Dramamine, but after reading up on it (I've mentioned I hate meds, right?), I decided it was simply out of the question. I started looking for herbal remedies, and of course, ginger and peppermint came up. I really didn't know what caused motion sickness, but apparently it has to do with the signals the brain is getting - it feels like your body isn't moving, but seeing stuff whizzing past indicates that you are moving, and voila, you're pukey. So...I'm wondering if I get motion sickness when I run!? I tell myself I am moving along, but the eyes are indicating that I'm not really going anywhere. Perhaps a GinGin will be in order before my next run. (Sadly, no, that's not a double Gin, it's a candy.)
My ankles and knees still feel pretty good, so as of posting this, I'm not icing anything. Again, if only everything would align.
I'm pretty happy with my times and distances today. My "just run" distance is the farthest I have had since I've been tracking just the run portion. It was also the lowest "just run" 5K/10K time predictor, if you throw out Day 40, which was just all over the place. I didn't go quite as far in the 2nd run - in the original Day 31, both runs were exactly the same. I should, ideally, be running farther in the second run.
On the original Day 31, I walked the full 5 minutes at the end, so I can't compare the totals head-to-head, but this was the 2nd best overall 5K/10K predictor behind only Day 40, which, again, was a mess. (Although that overall time should be closer to accurate than the just run time for Day 40.)
All that being said, I did try to just run for fun today. Even though it wasn't a whole lot of fun, it must have worked. Phoebe-Power will have to be amped up in two days though for the Walk 5, Run 10, Walk 5.
Time: 2:30pm; Run 6, Walk 5, Run 6, Walk 3
Weather: 82, Sunny, Windy 12 mph, 42% Humidity
Distance: 2.43K (1.51m)
Elevation: +44.7/-45.4/net -.8 ft
5K/10K: 43:36/1:32:11
Run time: 12 mins
Distance: 1.76K (1.09m)
5K/10K: 37:04/1:18:21
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