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November 01, 2005

I'm Back!

I went to the gym this morning to try that whole "running" thing again. The goal was 1.5 miles, but I was mentally prepared to scrap it and spend some quality time with the cool internet bikes if it was Not To Be.

Got there, got changed, got to the treadmill. 20 minutes, speed 6.0, incline 1.0, ready to rock and roll. And you know what? It was great. No problems, no issues, felt great.

I spent some extra time stretching out afterwards, paying extra attention to my ankles and knees. I could have run further, but I didn't. I'm excited to be getting back to running, but I want to make sure I take it easy and don't overdo it quite yet. (I'm using the recovery plan outlined in the November issue of Runner's World as a guide - this week's upper limit is 7.5 miles, as I'm still on Week 1 of that plan.)

Tomorrow is more biking, and then we'll go for 2 on Thursday.

Posted by Dawn at November 1, 2005 02:41 PM