Baby RUN

RUN 7 minutes, just under 0.7 miles probably
(as an aside, this run wasn't fast, but it was fasted. A 23:1 day too!)

OMG it's here! I ran!! It wasn't much but it was wonderful.

Walking the dog this morning, the hip flexor hurt. Not a terribly painful hurt, more like it was enough that I noticed it and wondered if running would be a good idea. I decided to just keep the morning rolling and see how it felt once moving and warmed up.

And in reading that protocol, I learned that there's a Level I Plyometrics phase that I should complete before the running program! Ladders, hops, stuff like that. I'll learn more tomorrow at PT.

I forgot to bring home the printed run protocol with the warm-up directions, so I did what I honestly remembered (sooo tempting to skip and get to the good stuff). I did the knee-hug/calf raise, the in/out heel taps, glute kicks, and.... can't remember. I did this on the little track at the gym. Next time I'll go downstairs if the gym is open. The track has uneven surfaces.

Then to the treadmill. I did a walking warmup and on minute 3 I ramped up to a run pace, easy at just under 5.0. The subsequent minutes were at or near 6.0, or a 10 min/mile pace.

The minutes went by so fast! My garmin was reading HR of 140 while I was walking so I don't have the HR data I wanted.

It hurt too during the warm-up, but not surprisingly didn't hurt while running! I was very sensitive to my run form during the intervals: my shoulders, did my left one dip? my arms, do they swing out too far? And I think my right knee is dipping inwards (turns out it does this during lunges, so I'm more aware of it now). I kept thinking ahead to the upcoming gait analysis, how will it look? Can I get a copy to watch over and over and over?!

I'm thinking that in the xmas cards this weekend, I'll exclaim JOY over today. Er, maybe not. So few would understand, LOL.

But happy happy joy joy!!