Fact: Today’s. Run. Hurt.

I was really happy coming off of Monday evening’s run.  I really felt strong during Monday’s mileage.  For the first time in weeks it wasn’t as humid out, I could breathe and I hit all my intervals just how I wanted to.  My GPS was dying and it underestimated the mileage, but I know I ran faster than I have in a while (back up timing), which was awesome. During the run and at the end of the run, I felt strong.

Today?  Well today I felt pain.

My shins, feet and ankles were on fire for most of the run.  I ran a bit farther than I planned, but I had to cut my intervals down.  Today I didn’t feel strong, I felt brittle.

Not weak, exactly, but brittle.  I was happy to be home, and happy to have the miles in when I was done, but not exactly a banner evening.

Stepping back a bit – I can appreciate how far I’ve come since the beginning of my training.  3.2 miles on a bad day – that would have been laughable when I started.  Before I got my asthma under control – I would have LOVED to have my feet or ankles hurt before I had to stop for inability to breathe.

When I decided to start training last fall I felt pain while training – but it was a different pain, an out-of-shape pain as opposed to a pain from overwork.  So, today, I’ll take that victory.  There’s victory in progress, however slow it comes.

Total Mileage: 3.2

High Point: Perspective on some problems that were bothering me today.  I had one of those bummer mornings where you forget your lunch, something breaks, idiot drivers are around and I let it get the best of me in the A.M.  I was able to zone out on the run and really get back to center to remember what’s important.

New Goals: Pain was a low, but it made me remember that I need to start lifting and cross-training to build those muscles.