okay. I’ve gotten back in the running groove…
Tuesday 5/18/2010: First run since the 5K 4/24. Boy did it ever feel like it! I wore the wrong socks, the wrong… uhhhh… support (not that there’s much there to support) I should have worn short sleeves and shorts and I couldn’t get my Nike+ to start right away. I’m definitely splurging for a Garmin 305.
The route is a modified route so I could run past two water fountains. The first on the Trail and the second at Suburban East Park. Boy did I ever need those two water breaks and it was “only” a 2.5 mile route…
At least the sun was not beating down on me.
so I did splurge for a Garmin forerunner 305 (which I’ll review here too). It arrived Thursday afternoon and I wanted to try it Friday, but it was raining. I decided to go for a run Saturday morning. I was awake at 6:00 and got my arse out of bed for a run…
Saturday 5/22/2010: I decided to try a longer run today (what the hell was I thinking??) just a 4.5 mile out and back route that I’ve done several times, although this time I modified it a bit to add a a bit longer to make it closer to 5 miles. The run out was okay. I did come to a complete stop a few times so I could adjust the Garmin. I have it so it auto pauses when I stop and to beep at every mile (I failed at this task, so I’ll set that one up again correctly). I did stop once to try to take a picture of a family of ducks in sugar creek, but they were on the far side, so I didn’t get a picture. I made it to the turn around with minimal walking, then came the back part….
I planned on a stop at the water fountain so that wasn’t a big deal. The way back ended up being way more walking than running/jogging. When I’d start back jogging again, my legs felt like they were made of bricks, or lead, or perhaps both. It. SUCKED. Big time. I ended up using the lap feature at the turn around.
Out: 27:28 back: 32:07 (Total: 59:35) I guess this is as horrible as it sounds. It just FELT like it was horrible.
My 15 Minutes to Better Fitness 