Well, my coworker has decided she's going to train for a half. Since she has been pretty regularly running 3 miles, this makes sense. Since I have been flat on my back for a month, I asked to see her training schedule, knowing full well it would be inappropriate to think I would also train for a half. The schedule started a couple weeks ago, but she's going to jump in on today's date. The training starts so easy, I decided to get up and run today and see if I could make it one or two miles, then place myself on the schedule accordingly. Let's face it, it's unlikely I can stay healthy, consistently, long enough to train for a half, so why push it.
Speaking of pushing it, I had to freaking force myself out of bed. I wasn't having it at all. Of course, this caused me to rush through my stretches (first time I haven't fully enjoyed my stretching time - there's a yogini in there dying to get out), and half-arse my knee straps.
But, off I went. I opted for an easier route - if I'm only trying for 1-2 miles, why spend that time in Hill Hell? I took off without a warmup walk (no time), took the regular route, but turned away from the hills, toward the main road, down the long hill, and stopped at 13 minutes, half a block from the big uphill at the end, precisely 1.04 miles from home. I felt better than I expected to, but I reminded myself I was "only" off a month this time - not several months like my last big break.
I had lower back pain for the first 2 blocks or so - it felt like pressure shooting up from my feet pounding the pavement. Eminem came on and I realized I *needed* to keep Recovery on for the whole run - I was definitely running angry. Despite being in the middle of a massive heat wave (aka "summer," at least that's what we used to call it), the heat didn't seem so bad.
I was trying to get home by 6:30 so that I would have adequate time to get ready for work, but I was far enough away from home that it felt like I would never get there walking, so I had a wee block and a half burst near the end and got home at 6:31.
I was a little disappointed that I only ran a mile, but I knew I had only run 13 minutes. I likely could have gone further but I didn't want to face that hill just yet. So, now I am putting myself on the first Wednesday of the training schedule and we'll see if I can manage to catch up. I don't think I want to actually run the race, but I want to run 13.1 miles and I definitely want to Yay! off some of those goals on the side of my blog. Watch them fall.
Weather: 79, dawn, 11mph (nope), 74%, FL 82
Time: 6am, Run 13 minutes
Distance: 1.68K/1.04mi (just run)
5K/10K: 42:14/1:29:16
Elevation: +21.7/-50.2/net -28.5 ft
Pace: 12.50
Post Run Health Update: Back pain didn't return, but I did have a slight headache all day (possibly unrelated). Legs were quite sore, knees felt fine. That right strap didn't get put on right (I knew it!) and rubbed the back of my knee in such a way it felt bruised. Lovely.
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