running

I started out enthusiastically running in sub-zero temperatures. I was making tangible progress in a short time. Unfortunately, it didn’t take very long to become sidelined with an injury. I got shin-splints. No matter what I did, they did not heal. Walking down the street became very painful for me, especially when there was any sort of incline.

I made a pledge to myself at the beginning of this year that I would train to run a 5K race. You haven’t heard from me in a while and perhaps you think I gave up. Far from it.

I had to go to work today and if I wanted to keep up my training routine, I had to go to the gym and do it on a treadmill. This is a very different experience than running out in the street. You think it would be more pleasant because the climate is better, but actually, I like running outside far more.

This morning I was a little more organized and remembered to bring my egg-timer. I’m getting better and preparing but I’m also painfully aware that I need my own gear.

Yesterday, I realized like a dunderhead, that I was mapping not only my running route, but my warm up and cool down route, and incorporating it to my overall time. I certainly don’t need to take time measurements at this stage of the game. It’s not important since I’m walking half of the time. But it’s still interesting.

It turns out my husband called in sick so I had a lot more flexibility and was able to go out for a run.