Running Cold
Another first! My morning run was the first I’ve done below 50 degrees. Boy, does temperature change things! The first thing I noticed was how hard it was to warm up my muscles. I usually do a couple of rounds up and down our front-hall stairs, followed by ankle-rolls, [...]
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Walk-Be-Gone
So I finally began losing some of my walking on my morning run today. With my pacing under control, I’ve been able to increase the length of my running segments every run for two weeks. today, I only increased the running a little, but decreased my walking segment lengths by [...]
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Hard Lessons
OK, so I guess the lesson to take home here is that past a certain age, you really do have to start out slowly when trying a new physical activity. It’s not just being lazy, any more! I seem to have settled into a rhythm that my legs can [...]
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Failing Oneself
So it’s been three days now without a run. Between the heat and some niggling worries about my shin-splints and sprain, I decided to back off. Of course, now I feel like I’ve let myself down by not sticking with it! I honestly believe at this point, that success [...]
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I’m a (lame-ass) runner again!
Success(ish)! I wasn’t sure if I was ready this morning, but I bound myself up and decided to give it a try anyway. My first few steps were pretty unsure, but I got up to speed, and had no pain at all. I was just a little wobbly. I [...]
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Dirty Dozen
It’s my twelfth day running, and it doesn’t suck! It’s crazy, but I’m starting to think that I just might be able to stick with this… This morning’s run was almost a little fun. I didn’t ever feel like I wasn’t going to make it through any of my [...]
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Day Three
Mixed feelings today. I know I look and sound like a clown out there. On the upside, I’m not the sort that generally enjoys pain, but the fact that it was spread out, and not just in my shins today, makes me kinda happy! I started out using the [...]
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Day Two, Continued…
OK, so this is gonna be a problem. The pain stopped me from running, and at times was so severe it stopped me from jogging or even walking! It seems my shins wear out long before my body does, so I’m never going to push my physical limits until I [...]
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Day Two
