Week 3: Run 3

Wahoo! I've made it to week 3! I'm excited because I can't remember the last time I could run this long. It's been forever!

Today I did 1.54 miles at my typical, slow 3.3 - 4.3 pace. But I don't care. I'll work on speed when I get to week 10!

Week 3: Run 2

I have been pathetic at running this week. But I had a great excuse. Kate came to visit. That meant that there would be not exercising, but plenty of alcohol and sugar. I made sure to fulfill the latter committment to the bad stuff but did not step foot near the gym.

I drug myself there today and am now very glad I did. It wasn't a stellar run, but I finished it, then did 30 minutes of weights. I will probably go back tomorrow even though I should rest, and slam in my 3rd run.

I did 1.47 miles in 25 minutes. 3.3 - 4.3 mph.

Week 3: Run 1

So this run isn't as long as the other runs, which didn't occur to me. I just listen to the voice and he tells me what to do. But it was still hard. I'm in the phase where I'm getting "injured". My knees, ankles, hips and shins all hurt when I start running. They generally feel better when I'm done, but then I'm too tired to care!

I ran 1.52 today at 3.3 - 4.4.

Self Destructive and Lazy

I haven't exactly tried to get to the gym this week. I'm in a funk and it's frikkin cold ass outside. So I resolve to get back on the treadmill tomorrow. And I'm starting week 3, and I'm expecting it to hurt!

Week 2: Run 4

I kick big booty! I thought I would do the week 2 run one more time to make sure I didn't feel too worn out. And I did awesome. It was an easy run today and makes me think that I might skip my recovery day and start Week 3 tomorrow. We'll see how I feel in the morning.

I also stepped up the speed this morning. 3.4-4.6 mph. And even though the original pain in my right foot is still present, the other pains I was having have subsided. So I think it might have been a combination of both postpartum pain and new running pain.

Week 2: Run 3

Today was such a better running day than the last run, except now my knee is bothering me. I'm not sure if these are running related pains or if I'm having postpartum aches and my body is still readjusting. I've got an appointment with a myofascial therapist in two weeks, so we'll see then what's going on.

I think I need to take a break from my Chiropractor's office. I'm starting to feel like they're just selling to me. The aches and pains I'm feeling don't seem to be getting any better and it never really ends. I could also just be feeling exhausted from having so many darned appointments with doctors. After having a baby I just want everyone in that profession to go away.

I forgot to check exactly how much I ran today but I'm sure it was at least 1.7, so I'll log that. My intervals were: 0% incline, 3.3 - 4.4. Then I laid in the sauna and sweat out the rest. I LOVE the sauna.

Week 2: Run 2

Crappy-dappity-doo! That's what I felt like today. I'm not sure if it's my total lack of sleep, the chocolate-marshmallow meltdown from the night before, or the fact that I ran on a completely empty stomach. However you jog it (get it? instead of slice it? ha ha...laugh you fools!), I did not "perform" all that well today.

Both of my feet have started acting up. I'm figuring out what I'm doing to aggravate the situation, but it's not yet repairing the damage, so I'm dreading what might be coming when I get back to the doctor. I didn't even look at my mileage, because I'm pretty sure I only ran 1.5 miles. I didn't finish my cooldown and I didn't run my last 90 second burst.

BUT...tomorrow is another day!