My running goal for January was to be able to run two miles without any walk breaks by the end of January. Nailed it. Let's not talk about the weight loss goal. January was a bad month for a lot of reasons, but I've got to get with it.
My goal for February is to be able to run four miles by the end of the month with no walk breaks. I think I'm off to a pretty good start. I ran 3 today, although I did take the "one-minute walk break every half mile" at 2 and 2.5 mile marks. Total was 3.0mi in 32:18. I can build on that.
What wasn't so good is that for the first time in several months I really felt the compartment syndrome symptoms. I'm not going to panic, yet, because I don't think I was hydrated well, I haven't been as diligent with stretching and strength-training on off-days, and this was the first time I've tried a run this far since a sloppy 5K in December where we did a lot of walking just because of the muddy and snowy terrain.
So, while I'm not quaking in terror, I'm not jumping for joy, either.
My goal for February is to be able to run four miles by the end of the month with no walk breaks. I think I'm off to a pretty good start. I ran 3 today, although I did take the "one-minute walk break every half mile" at 2 and 2.5 mile marks. Total was 3.0mi in 32:18. I can build on that.
What wasn't so good is that for the first time in several months I really felt the compartment syndrome symptoms. I'm not going to panic, yet, because I don't think I was hydrated well, I haven't been as diligent with stretching and strength-training on off-days, and this was the first time I've tried a run this far since a sloppy 5K in December where we did a lot of walking just because of the muddy and snowy terrain.
So, while I'm not quaking in terror, I'm not jumping for joy, either.
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