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November 16, 2005
Brilliant! Not Brilliant!
My brilliant plan to do a strength workout in the morning and then run in the evening yesterday? Turned out to not be so brilliant. By the time I left work (late... again...), my legs were starting to feel a little tight, and were definitely tired. Plus, my heart was so not into going to the gym. I'd had a long afternoon, and at that point just wanted to go home and curl up on the couch with the TiVo. But, I told myself I'd feel better if I went and ran, so I did.Ugh. My legs were tired, so I had to slow down the pace a bit, but no matter how I tried, I just couldn't get into it. After 2 miles, I gave up. My legs might have had another 2 miles in them, but I just didn't care that deeply, and didn't see the sense in killing myself just to get them out. So I didn't. I did a lot of stretching (which felt really good, actually), then packed it up, went home, and got comfy on my couch.
It looks like as much as I want to resist it, I really am better off just getting up early and getting to the gym before work. The few times I've planned on going after work, I've had mixed results - if the afternoon goes well and I can leave on time? No problem. If I have a stressful afternoon and/or get stuck at work later than I'd like? I have trouble getting myself to to the gym, and then have trouble staying focused while I'm there. In the mornings, though? As long as I get out of bed on time, it's no problem. So, there you go.
With regards to my legs and how they're reacting to the beating they took yesterday... they're a little sore, but nothing dramatic. My butt has the worst of it - it feels like most of the muscles that are sore aren't my major "running" muscles. This is probably a good thing, since it means they're finally being worked. I wanted to do 6 miles today, and I think I should be able to. My only concern is I'm working at home today, so the plan is to run outside, and it's cold and windy. Ugh. But it's weather I'll have to get used to eventually, so I might as well start now.
Posted by Dawn at November 16, 2005 08:37 AM
Comments
I love Tivo. One could argue that it promotes exercise by taping shows so that you can exercise--but you could also argue that it is a bad influence by making it so easy to sit on the couch and watch things that you like.
Posted by: ShoreTurtle at November 17, 2005 12:15 PM