Monday, March 12, 2012

I started running again and now feel like I hiked a mountain

 Old school, Abby duck face.
This picture cracks me up!

This past winter my activity level has been w-a-y down.
Due to weather and cold and my strong dislike of being cold I haven't been exercising much {read practically none}.
I have though, been a little more conscious of what I have been eating due to said lack of activity.
With all that being said though, I have noticed my clothes fitting a bit differently.
Not horribly different, but still different.
You know what I'm talking about, right ladies?

Anyways.
As I've mentioned before I will be running a 5K this June and I am really looking forward to it.
This past Saturday I met up with two of my dear friends Clara and Jennifer, who are also doing the 5K with me to start training.

I was realistic going into it, I knew that I hadn't been doing much and that there was zero way I was going to be able to run four miles.
{Have I mentioned that I am NOT a runner, never have been.}
I started out doing pretty well, I thought that I *might* be able to do more jogging than I had originally thought.
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.

I managed to make it a mile when I got that stabby, ouch feeling in my side.
I get a stitch in my side every time I run, does that happen to you too?
Since running more was out of the question I decided to power walk it, still exercise.

Walk walk walk walk walk.
Up up up a hill.
{Please, let me lay right here, send a car.}
Down down down the hill.
Walk walk walk walk walk some more.

We made it back to the cars.

I managed to get done pretty much what I had expected, so I wasn't disappointed.
I do have high hopes of running better next time and am hoping to be able to start walking some more now that the weather is getting a bit nicer.

Yesterday I was feeling a bit sore.
Achy shins and thighs.
Today though, ouch.
All is well though, I feel happy in knowing that I'll get there and I'm motivated enough to reach my goal of running the entire 5k.

How was your weekend lovelies?

3 comments:

  1. I'm not a runner. But, I do jog/run frequently. I normally try to run as much of 3 miles as I can and the power walk the rest. Some days I can do more than others. (I do this 5 days/wk) I have been able to do the whole 3 miles at once, but not very often because then I get lazy and get out of practice.
    I DO get that stitch in my side sometimes. I always have wondered what it was.
    As long as you stay faithful in "practicing" you'll be able to do it. GO DANNA!!!!! :-)

    My week-end was great. We got a new t.v. for our living room. Except, I think I'm going to have trouble getting used to it. We've gone from a tube t.v. to a little bit bigger flat panel, and they are very different.
    Wow! Abby looks like you.

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  2. I am so proud of you girl! You can do it!

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  3. Yay! Good for you. I've been lazy in the activities department too but maybe soon I'll put some sneakers on and do something.

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