I was determined to run today, weather be damned, but once again the weather gods must've been pulling for me because at around 12:15, the sun came out. I very quickly threw on my workout clothes (Last Resort Bra still a godsend) and ran out the door. I’d been to the post office earlier and it hadn’t felt that cold. It was 40° when I left, and when I got to the track (with my running shoes safely wrapped in a plastic bag), the wind picked up and it felt much colder. All I had on was a tee shirt and my rain jacket (and pants). Before I even got going, I had visions of quitting because it was too cold. I didn’t, though. I had a small, sunny window of opportunity, and I wasn’t going to blow it.
I changed into my running shoes and got going. I pulled my hood up and yanked the cinch tight to keep the chill off of my head, and that helped some. The first run was fine, but by the second run I felt elated, like I could take on the whole world. I guess that’s what a little bit of sunshine after four days of rain’ll do to a person. Plus I was just really happy and proud of myself for being out there. Even better, my lower back and hips didn’t hurt at all today. My calves hurt a little, but nothing bad. By the fourth and fifth run I was feeling a bit ragged, so I slowed down some, but for the sixth run I pushed myself. Did a full five minute cool down, stretched, changed back into my crappy shoes and went home. Then I did my ab workout, stretched some more and dropped my mom off for her Thursday errands.
For breakfast I had an Odwalla Choco-walla bar. After my run and ab workout, I had a couple of peanuts (still can't find the goddamn almonds) and a glass of orange juice before heading out with my mom. For lunch I’m having a Trader Joe's toasted sesame/tofu salad and a bowl of tomato soup. Don’t know what I’ll have for dinner. Pizza, probably, since I never made one the other night.
So now I need to invest in a fleece vest and a warm hat because I know now that I don’t mind running in the rain, so long as it’s not a full on downpour.
On the 21st I will have been doing the Couch-to-5k program for four months. Some people would be done with the program by now, but not me. I’m taking my time, and I'm proud of myself for everything I've accomplished so far. I think I’m definitely going to run when I’m in Florida next month, too.
More on the health front, I’m still drinking apple cider vinegar + water several times a day for acid reflux. My mom cut an article about ACV in the newspaper. It mentioned drinking ACV before a meal, which kind of makes more sense than drinking it afterwards, which is what I’d been doing. So now I drink it before I eat and it works much better.
Hurray for running! I’m in such a good mood. The sun keeps coming out, too. When I was in the car with my mom, I told her how glad I was that I ran today. She said, ”I’m glad you ran, too.” I made a joke about her being sick of how fat I am, but I realized that when my mom asks me, ”Did you run today?” she’s actually genuinely interested in whether or not I ran and is glad that I’m doing something for my health. I wish I could get her to exercise more. Swimming twice a week is good, but she’s in her wheelchair the rest of the time. I need to figure out a way to get her moving more.
ETA: I forgot to mention - I counted seven laps around the track today, including the warm up and cool down. Not sure how far that is, but there you have it. Seven laps.
I changed into my running shoes and got going. I pulled my hood up and yanked the cinch tight to keep the chill off of my head, and that helped some. The first run was fine, but by the second run I felt elated, like I could take on the whole world. I guess that’s what a little bit of sunshine after four days of rain’ll do to a person. Plus I was just really happy and proud of myself for being out there. Even better, my lower back and hips didn’t hurt at all today. My calves hurt a little, but nothing bad. By the fourth and fifth run I was feeling a bit ragged, so I slowed down some, but for the sixth run I pushed myself. Did a full five minute cool down, stretched, changed back into my crappy shoes and went home. Then I did my ab workout, stretched some more and dropped my mom off for her Thursday errands.
For breakfast I had an Odwalla Choco-walla bar. After my run and ab workout, I had a couple of peanuts (still can't find the goddamn almonds) and a glass of orange juice before heading out with my mom. For lunch I’m having a Trader Joe's toasted sesame/tofu salad and a bowl of tomato soup. Don’t know what I’ll have for dinner. Pizza, probably, since I never made one the other night.
So now I need to invest in a fleece vest and a warm hat because I know now that I don’t mind running in the rain, so long as it’s not a full on downpour.
On the 21st I will have been doing the Couch-to-5k program for four months. Some people would be done with the program by now, but not me. I’m taking my time, and I'm proud of myself for everything I've accomplished so far. I think I’m definitely going to run when I’m in Florida next month, too.
More on the health front, I’m still drinking apple cider vinegar + water several times a day for acid reflux. My mom cut an article about ACV in the newspaper. It mentioned drinking ACV before a meal, which kind of makes more sense than drinking it afterwards, which is what I’d been doing. So now I drink it before I eat and it works much better.
Hurray for running! I’m in such a good mood. The sun keeps coming out, too. When I was in the car with my mom, I told her how glad I was that I ran today. She said, ”I’m glad you ran, too.” I made a joke about her being sick of how fat I am, but I realized that when my mom asks me, ”Did you run today?” she’s actually genuinely interested in whether or not I ran and is glad that I’m doing something for my health. I wish I could get her to exercise more. Swimming twice a week is good, but she’s in her wheelchair the rest of the time. I need to figure out a way to get her moving more.
ETA: I forgot to mention - I counted seven laps around the track today, including the warm up and cool down. Not sure how far that is, but there you have it. Seven laps.
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I'm thinking it's prolly a .25mi track. So you went 1.75mi. Good job.
Thanks! I've been told (by someone who's lived in this town almost her whole life) that four times around is a mile. 1.75 works for me!
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