Week Eight , Monday - Cramps and Chinese

Although I planned to run outside today and inside tomorrow, the weather is supposed to be beautiful tomorrow and not so today. In fact, it's cloudy and green outside. I enjoy that I can change my schedule and run outside when I know I'll be happy, instead of having to hold myself to staying in when it's nice out - my number one reason for procrastination so far. This run was particularly hard (thus the breaks) and I'm not sure why. I felt my feet go half numb in minutes and they stayed that way through the whole run. My shins ached, I had cramps in my side, and I felt like I was lumbering. Of course, I attribute this to some yummy Chinese tofu from last night and for lunch (pre run) today. I obviously didn't drink enough water or give it enough digestion time. On the other hand, I shouldn't be eating Chinese at all...it's just that it's soooo good.

I kept my heart rate well into the zone, but I think that was because I had to work so hard in the last ten minutes of running just to push through. I'm glad I did, though. It makes me feel accomplished. I noticed at the end of the run that the wrist band on my heart rate monitor was much tighter than usual and, judging from that, I imagine that's why my feet were part numb. I'm swollen somewhere past the size of Goodyear's blimp. More water to flush the salt out. Watch me float away...

W5 - 3.5, R10 - 4.7, W1 - 3.5, R10 - 4.7, W1 - 3.5, R10 - 4.5, W5 - 3.5, W5 - 3.0 = 48min/3.26m/1.5% inc