Running Commentary

Ouch & DUH! November 25 2008

So I ran the other day.

I had decided early in the day I was going to run and so around 5pm I just threw on some running clothes and left.

I can just share with you the fact that I was NERVOUS. Nervous to run. Duh. Anyway I was terrified I would run 10 feet and have to walk.

I knew it wouldn’t be an easy run.  And it wasn’t going to be far.

So I chose my walk route of about 4.30 km…perfect…not too flat (nothing is around here) and I set out.

I start going down hill just for a bit..so I immediatley felt fantastic.  Once i get to the bottom (it’s maybe 200 ft from my house…or something) it’s 1.5k of FLAT with a little bit of a decline mixed it.

Still felt great…a slow easy pace…iP0d helping me along.

I took a tiny walk break at the end of the 1.5k cause i knew that was the end of the flat basically.

The remaining 3.7k are basically up hill….there is a bit of a break but mostly it’s hilly.

But I ran it.

I mean the biggest hill took me a few walk breaks (which I hate taking on a hill…..hate it)

But I pushed myself, and I still felt great.

I think I expected to feel like an enphezema patient or something.

blah blah blah…got home….sweating like a loonie….did some stretches….ate some dinner. Had a shower.

A great night sleep.

I woke up the next morning, stood up and immediatly regretted it.

OH MY GOD. It was like my first half marathon…maybe WORSE!

WTF? I haven’t been able to walk right ever since.

I am MUCH better today but not 100%.

I walked that night (the same route) thinking it would help, but it turns out I just ended up being pulled around by my dog and walked like I had braces on my legs (maybe I should have?).

Yesterday I skipped a run & a walk in hopes of letting them heal.

I feel better today but I can still feel my muscles.

Do you think I should run??

I’m totally running.