Wraithrants

Never too late to learn things, right? Here’s what I learned today:

Cramps in your knees really hurt.

I can run through them now.

The road next to Glencairn Gardens? Much steeper than you think it is.

Running up said road? Really dumb.

Not taking a break after running up said road and spawning cramps? Even dumber.

Finishing the run anyway? Priceless.

It’s time to break out the sunblock. It was pretty brutal today and it ain’t gonna get any better.

Really need to stop reminding myself to do hip-strengthening exercises and start doing them.

I hate how I can hardly breathe at the beginning of the run and have no problem at the end. I didn’t learn this today, it’s just a general observation.

Running tunes:

Straight RHCP today. Blood, Sugar, Sex, Magik and Stadium Arcadium, randomly.

First 25 minute run on Saturday, undecided on whether to do it or just go straight to 30 just to see if I can. The 25-28-30 progression the next 3 weeks seems like a bit of a waste but C25k hasn’t led me wrong yet. We shall see…

I’m really kind of in awe of the progress I’ve made in a short period of time. Just 45 days ago I couldn’t run 1/4 mile without being totally out of breath. This past Saturday I ran over 2 miles for the first time in my life and while admittedly totally spent afterward it felt awesome. Some breakdown from that run:

The first mile I did in 10:15-ish. Don’t have an exact time since I was going by the C25k.app timer instead of a stopwatch like last week. The second mile, however…somehow, and I have no idea how, I ran the second mile in under 9 minutes. There was over a minute left on the timer when I passed my house, and that’s my criteria for 1 mile. It’s not an exact measure by any means but the corner of the intersection past where I work to my house is almost exactly 1 mile. Running back is much harder because the first .4-.5 mile is all uphill. Somehow I took a full minute off running uphill and that’s just pretty cool.

Next hurdle is running for 25 minutes. Positive attitude engaged. Dread replaced with cautious optimism.