I decided I would try running. (again) I have tried a few other times and not had any luck. My joints don’t like to cooperate. I have a knee that decides to swell sometimes..just because it can. My friend Bethany started a running club in Memphis a while back. I was still living in Colorado, but decided to give it a shot. My goal was to be able to run a 5k with the girls at some point in my life. I would prefer it to be sooner than later. I’m not getting any younger and will have my 3 x 10 birthday in September. But hey, if that crazy lady on the biggest loser can run a marathon, I can kick ass in a 5k or something like that. Back to what I have done…I started out really slow, really, really, slow. After about 3 or 4 weeks of running every other day and sticking to it no matter what…My ankle decided it was tired. ugh. It hurt. It swelled. I stopped running to let it heal or rest or whatever. It was the end of the school year and we were on walking field trips, field trips that involved lots of walking, or soccer games or softball games (you get the point?). I stopped running for 3 or 4 weeks. I tried running the last week I was in Colorado…I got a cramp in my side so bad that it was sore for two days. I had just about given up. I mean I could only run for about 3 minutes straight without wanting to kill over anyway. Was it really worth trying again? My joints don’t want to run. My mind does. I felt so much better and had more energy and just felt good. : ) So, I got up at 7:45 on Thursday morning. (totally had the alarm set for 6:30, but couldn’t convince myself that I really wanted to get out of bed) Where was I? Oh, yes. Got up, put on my cute purple running outfit, put my contacts in my eyeballs, pulled my hair in a hat, AND off I went. I did a warm-up walk, stopped and stretched, and then turned on my Trainer that I downloaded to my iphone. The robotic woman said “Run for 1 minute.” I did and when she said “Walk for 1 minute.” I said, “B*tch, please” and I kept running. So, I did 3 rounds of run/walk for 2 minutes and then ran for 3. My trainer ended and I wanted to keep going, so I walked around the corner, turned the trainer to track run, and ran. I made it .74 miles in a little over 8 minutes. (very slow pace) Friday morning I was so determined that I was going to run a mile. I got up at SIX AM People! I was feeling so good after I ran my mile that I ran one more. : ) Taking off Saturday to rest the muscles that are screaming at me. I may take off Sunday too, depends on how I feel Saturday night. I am super pumped about accomplishing one of my goals. Who wants to go for a run? (I’m really slow though.)
June 21, 2009 at 5:31 am |
Go you! I’m working on walking right now. The hardest part is getting my lazy ass out of bed and the huge hill I have to walk up at the end of my walks.
June 21, 2009 at 12:24 pm |
Good Job! I killed my knee running on the cross country team in college. It is really hard on your joints. I haven’t run since before my first pregnancy, until about 3 weeks ago and a walk/jogged about a mile and was sore but not in pain. ONe thing that does help is having shoes that fit properly. try Fleet Feet next time you need shoes and they will watch you run in them to make sure they are a good fit for your running style.