Training Day 10!

Finally in the double digits! Woohoo! I thought they would never get here! It is still cold around here so it was another treadmill day at the gym. The gym was hot though and I made the mistake of running in warm pants. I listened to music though and it helped the time pass. There was only 3 other people in the gym that I noticed so it was real quiet. The hubs wanted me to hurry home so I didn't do but 2 miles. Thank God he wanted me home though because I felt like I couldn't have gone any further. I've been using a life fitness treadmill and today I did the Hills exercise profile on it level 4. I figure since the half is hilly that I need all the hills I can get. It was difficult though, I was huffing and puffing. I started out with a 5 minute, 0.25 miles warm up walk. I jogged 2 miles in 26m46s I beat my Wednesday time my a few seconds plus I did the hills! Excited about that! But my legs sure were feeling it after wards, they were on fire!! FIRE! I tell you! I felt like my legs were going to give out not even half way through the run! My right foot also had this shocky feeling in it at the end which felt better after some stretching, it felt like a pinched nerve. It felt like it felt when the anesthesiologist did my spinal block when I had Graysen and when he missed, it would send a shooting feeling down my leg. That's how this "shocky" feeling felt. But No pain, no gain right?! I keep telling myself this! One day I will run pain free, until then, it's my battle! I do know however, that I need to stretch better before and after workouts. That is something I struggle with, but it is a work in progress! I ended the workout with a 6 minute, 0.26 mile hill walk for a cool down until I couldn't take the shocky feeling anymore and came home to stretch. The hubs was really helpful and showed me some stretches to use, he also had bought me some stretch cords a while back that he dug out and I used. This will get better, I know it! I am happy to announce that I am down 0.8 pounds! A small victory but a victory none the less and I am proud of it! I don't mind these small losses because they are steady and hopefully they will be easy to keep off. I hope you all have a good weekend! I'm going to Canton with my friend Melissa this weekend. Don't worry, while there won't be any running, there will be TONS of walking! Oh, and shopping!

Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.

Joshua 1:9 NIV