Today was the first time I felt like myself running again and it was such a wonderful feeling!
Eryn and I have been bumping up our workouts and end up spending about an hour to an hour and a half at the gym 5-6 times a week. I'm excited because I'm finally seeing results and it feels so good! My goal is to have my arms more toned for SYR in April and to look good when I do the Underwear Run 5k in May.
Yes, I am going to do the Underwear Run. ha ha I figure a sports bra and a pair of boxer-ish shorts I have are good for that. And really, when else will I have the chance to run downtown in my undies? ha ha
But back to tonight - Eryn bought a pair of those 5-finger shoes and wanted to test them out on the track. It def gave us a different run. I feel like we were both faster than usual and more relaxed, which was great. And they didn't seem to bother her knee as much so it allowed us to run a mile and a half straight. She didn't want to push it so she went to bike for 20 minutes after. I wanted to run more so I decided to do some treadmill time because as much as I hate them, they are good to help me set and maintain a speed I used to be at.
I used one of the newer styles - it has slats instead of a flat track, and I realized tonight, much easier to run on. I didn't get tired, didn't feel pain in my knees and really enjoyed the run. I did a 6mph run (around 10min/mile) and got 1.5 in as well as walking .25 to cool down. We then went back to the track to walk around to cool down followed by our usual weight exercises.
I was so proud of myself for hitting 3 miles - it's been a long time since I've been able to do that. Too long, sadly! But after tonight I know that I'm ready for my 5k on the 19th and will kick butt!! And... I have another 5k the following Tuesday for a conference I'm going to! ha ha I'm insane. : )
Eryn and I have been bumping up our workouts and end up spending about an hour to an hour and a half at the gym 5-6 times a week. I'm excited because I'm finally seeing results and it feels so good! My goal is to have my arms more toned for SYR in April and to look good when I do the Underwear Run 5k in May.
Yes, I am going to do the Underwear Run. ha ha I figure a sports bra and a pair of boxer-ish shorts I have are good for that. And really, when else will I have the chance to run downtown in my undies? ha ha
But back to tonight - Eryn bought a pair of those 5-finger shoes and wanted to test them out on the track. It def gave us a different run. I feel like we were both faster than usual and more relaxed, which was great. And they didn't seem to bother her knee as much so it allowed us to run a mile and a half straight. She didn't want to push it so she went to bike for 20 minutes after. I wanted to run more so I decided to do some treadmill time because as much as I hate them, they are good to help me set and maintain a speed I used to be at.
I used one of the newer styles - it has slats instead of a flat track, and I realized tonight, much easier to run on. I didn't get tired, didn't feel pain in my knees and really enjoyed the run. I did a 6mph run (around 10min/mile) and got 1.5 in as well as walking .25 to cool down. We then went back to the track to walk around to cool down followed by our usual weight exercises.
I was so proud of myself for hitting 3 miles - it's been a long time since I've been able to do that. Too long, sadly! But after tonight I know that I'm ready for my 5k on the 19th and will kick butt!! And... I have another 5k the following Tuesday for a conference I'm going to! ha ha I'm insane. : )
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