Workout: 3.18 miles running with the dog
Weight: 125.8
Started running again last weekend. I went and got my gait analyzed and a good pair of running shoes - they are so cushy I feel like I'm walking on clouds :) We were on our annual EJ summer regional trip last weekend, so I broke them in with a 3.5 mile run with Dave. After not really running for 3 1/2 months, it was incredibly difficult, but I got through - with many walking breaks.
I ran my normal 3 mile route on Monday and again had to stop a lot to walk. I ran without music so I could focus on my breathing, but I was laboring for most of it and pretty miserable. I ran the same route this morning with the dog. I figure as long as I suck and have to relearn how to run and regain some endurance, I might as well train him to run with me, too. It was pretty humid - cool, but humid - this morning and he is really shaggy right now, so I took it easy and really let him stop quite a bit. We ran well - I ran better than I did on Monday - but we did stop a lot. We also walked the entire length of the second half of the running path (probably 1/4 mile) - I figured he'd be stopping a lot to sniff anyway, so it would probably work better if I let him walk and sniff that whole section. He was also pretty hot and tired by then, so it gave him a bit of a break. The last mile+ was tough for him - he was dragging behind me and clearly not amused by the situation. Poor guy, I'm sure he was hot.
Also ran 4 miles on the treadmill on Wednesday. It sucked. I tried running at 6.0 and was only able to kind of do that for a mile, so I ran mostly at 5.5. I can't believe that I used to run at a 2 % incline at 6.3. Those days are long gone right now.
But, I'm glad to be back at it. I feel good afterward. So glad I got the new shoes.
Still haven't complete W3D2 of the pushups, but closer than ever before - have eked out 21 consecutive on that last set. Need to work on those today again.
Other than that I think I'm going to take it kind of easy this summer and try to run 3 days/week and do whatever else I feel like or can fit in until school starts in the fall. I'm finding it rather difficult to get up before 6/6:30 because we're going to bed later because the girls are up later. But I do hope I'm running better by the fall.
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