I loved the treadmill!

WALK/RUN: 30 mins and 2.4 miles.

Not sure how to log this one. As a run? The whole 2.4 miles or just part of it?  Doesn't matter. I was able to RUN and I'm logging it as such! WooHoo!

When the alarm went off this morning, I quickly woke up. I get to run today! I nudged DH and asked "what time are you going to the gym?". My excitement was not shared. Hehe, he just groaned and rolled over.

For the 2nd time in a week, the Y let me in for free. Last week's elliptical was free too. I don't think I'll get away with that again.

We picked the cardio area with the full-length mirrors. At first I hoped to watch my own running form from head-on, but the stupid TV's fixed to the treadmills were in the way. I don't understand why people have to be staring at a TV in order to work out. For me, if I can focus on a TV show or a song then my workout isn't hard enough or interesting enough. But I'm a snob... we all know that already.

Anyhoo, I take off at a roaring 4.0 setting walk. I think this is a 12-15 m/m pace? I WU, then try a jog at 5.5 setting. I feel some pressure in my ankle mortise on the tibia side. Back to a walk. Then run again, this time a 6.0 setting for a 10m/m pace. Everything is loosening up and feeling good. I would hazard a guess that running closer to my normal speed is the best replication? I run different when I run slow, so yeah it would feel different?

It was hard to slow down to walk, but knowing that I had a coach and two Dr's sort of looking over my shoulder should be enough to keep me from binging my way back to my 25 mpw base mileage.

What a rush. What a simple rush. I'm not at all tired and I feel like I still need to get my workout in, but what a rush!

I'm a bit nervous about getting ramped back up in time for the races. IMCDA is 75 days away, or 11 weekends. WOW!!