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September 6, 2006
Minutes--not miles--but I'll take 'em
Matt left early this morning--before 6--for the airport. I wanted to wake up early with him, but I just couldn't. I was conscious enough to say goodbye, but just barely! Once I got up, I realized it was going to be one of those tired-all-day days. And it was. But walking down to the bus woke me up some. I was nervous because I was planning to try a little bit of running again--it had been a little more than a week since my last go around and Barb gave me the green light to try again while she's away on vacation this week. I just jogged around the indoor track (it's a real, Mondo one, it's just tiny) because I knew I would be going on the elliptical afterwards.
And...I felt nearly normal!! I hate to write it, but the pain and tightness that was holding me back the last time I tried was gone. I am certainly out of shape and just getting used to the running motion again (that is a term I picked up from Alison) will take some time. But I was able to do the prescribed 15 minutes of walk/jog with no problems. (I did 2 minutes of running followed by one of walking.) It was kind of depressing to realize how out of shape I am, but I was ecstatic to be able to take this small step.
So, yay! We'll see what happens, but for now, I'm satisfied. I ellipticalled for about an hour after the "run" (which tired my legs out, I'm embarrassed to admit). I had a hard time staying motivated--it was pretty boring. But I'm getting used to it. Tonight I did a short swim since my arms are pretty tired from lifting. I felt out of shape in the pool too--I just can't win!
I'm still pretty tired so I hope to get my household tasks done soon and get to sleep on the "early" side. Matt called this afternoon to say he had landed safely in L.A. and I expect to hear from him again soon...I hope he remembers the time difference or else I will be sound asleep!
Posted by becky at September 6, 2006 8:43 PM