I can blog about running, too!
OK, so my running blog will be a bit different than all of yours. I am blogging elbows with quite a lot of accomplished runners, I realize.
I pretty much hate running, and rarely bother with it and never get very far. However, since I got all into the gym, I've been more fit and noticed here and there (while running for the bus, for instance) that perhaps I *can* run after all. So I decided to give it a go on Monday and headed to the park, where I ran for 15 minutes with no problem. Unfortunately, all that bouncing around (or something) affected my digestive tract and I literally had to book it home for well, more running of sorts. Sorry if that's TMI, but it was one of those unfortunate illnesses where you break out in cold sweat and think you might die. (Yet somehow I managed a few crossword clues in the midst of this.) Afterwards I crashed in my bed for an hour. It was an unfortunate punishment when the rest of the running went so well.
I decided to get back on the horse the next morning and ran for ten minutes, with no troubles, but still didn't really dig running, was feeling lazy and went home. (The blister on my foot from the previous run was also making itself known.)
The funny thing has been how sore odd muscles in my legs have been. My legs are a lot stronger than they used to be thanks to spinning, lunges and squats, but clearly running for even a short period taxes more parts of the leg than I realized. Sitting down and going down stairs has been a very "in the moment" experience for me these last 24 hours. I even seemed to have worked something in my back.
My conclusion is that my cardiovascular system is up for the running, my digestive system is hit or miss (maybe just a coincidence given others considerations like PMS) and my lower muscular structure needs some beefing up. I might give it a go again when the soreness subsides.
I pretty much hate running, and rarely bother with it and never get very far. However, since I got all into the gym, I've been more fit and noticed here and there (while running for the bus, for instance) that perhaps I *can* run after all. So I decided to give it a go on Monday and headed to the park, where I ran for 15 minutes with no problem. Unfortunately, all that bouncing around (or something) affected my digestive tract and I literally had to book it home for well, more running of sorts. Sorry if that's TMI, but it was one of those unfortunate illnesses where you break out in cold sweat and think you might die. (Yet somehow I managed a few crossword clues in the midst of this.) Afterwards I crashed in my bed for an hour. It was an unfortunate punishment when the rest of the running went so well.
I decided to get back on the horse the next morning and ran for ten minutes, with no troubles, but still didn't really dig running, was feeling lazy and went home. (The blister on my foot from the previous run was also making itself known.)
The funny thing has been how sore odd muscles in my legs have been. My legs are a lot stronger than they used to be thanks to spinning, lunges and squats, but clearly running for even a short period taxes more parts of the leg than I realized. Sitting down and going down stairs has been a very "in the moment" experience for me these last 24 hours. I even seemed to have worked something in my back.
My conclusion is that my cardiovascular system is up for the running, my digestive system is hit or miss (maybe just a coincidence given others considerations like PMS) and my lower muscular structure needs some beefing up. I might give it a go again when the soreness subsides.
posted by Skye Xyan @ 9:29 AM
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