W1D3: Beautiful Day

I had to put off doing Day 3 for 3 days after I was supposed to.  It originally fell on the same night that I attend Body Pump class, and then I couldn't pass up a friend's 30th birthday dinner the next night, AND THEN I basically passed out on the couch after work the next night...which put me to Saturday...which is today.  I went to Kickboxing after not waking early enough to make it to Body Pump and then for my Day 3 run after lunch.  It was wonderful being outside in the beautiful weather, and I actually enjoyed the heat radiating down on me.

While I was running, I remembered that this year I need to cover my scars so they don't get any darker, but it's going to be expensive putting Band-aids over them every time I go outside.  But I guess I can get the generic brand and it won't be so bad.

So the actual running...
I had trouble with the first 10 minutes of the intervals.  By the time I finished the 60 seconds of running, I was panting and did not want to continue.  But I trudged through, listening to my book, and was thankful every time the walk cue sounded.  Towards the 15- or 20-minute mark (or so I estimated), I was surprised to realize that I didn't mind the running.  The muscle down the back side of my left calf (that goes into the ankle/heel) tightened up pretty bad, and I had to stop the iPod track to stretch the Achilles tendon (well, that's what I think it's called).  When the 20 minutes of running ended, I felt kinda sad 'cause I still had energy to do a little more.  That's progress, right?

Given that response, I am considering doing a Week 1 Day 4 tomorrow, but we'll see how I feel.  I usually take Sundays off, but feel horrible at the end of the day, wishing I had actually done some kind of exercise.  My trainer told me that I should do more cardio, so this is it.  Guess I'll decide tomorrow morning.  (I'll be running in the morning if I decide to do it at all.)

Time to look up the "curriculum" for Week 2.  Woohoo!