Monday, April 18, 2011

After 4 months of no running

I did a day of Week 3 of the Couch to 5k.  Started out too hard on the first run considering I was 4 months out of shape.  Luckily, I realized it and slowed it down a bit.  Noticed my feet slipping in my shoes a bit and the old foot pain from December cropped up randomly.  It all stopped when I took a few minutes to tighten my shoes. 

A mile or so in, my back started hurting just like it did when I first started running.  I had stretched before I ran, but apparently not enough.  I'll have to do better next time.  Luckily, the pain was gone by the time I drove home.  Hopefully it will be like last time and after a few runs, my body will get used to it.

Biggest concern right now is that I have a 5k in 12 days and I'm pretty sure I won't be in any condition to run the whole thing.  Hopefully, I'll be able to get myself to the point I can run 2 miles, walk a little, and finish running.  I'll know more on Wednesday when I have my group run/training.

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