Doing good! My weekday runs are going well, although I've decided I need to devote more time to warming up beforehand. I've noticed that some days the front of my ankle starts to tighten up and is uncomfortable while I run.
I'm also learning to embrace a walk break here and there since with TNT, we're training using interval running. I've always been a little opposed to walking when I go running and during these first few weeks I found myself thinking, "Okay, 30 min run, have to run the WHOLE thing". I wouldn't stop because I knew I'd end up being disappointed with myself. Then last week during a run my ankle started to hurt and I ran through it anyway. By the end of the run I started feeling an odd sensation in my knee. That is when I realized I was already ignoring what our coaches were warning us about. LISTEN to your body!! It is far too early in the game to go hurting myself, so I will walk when I need to. I did this the other night, and you know what? I felt great. Seriously, my "breaks" last maybe 15 -60 seconds, so I will not feel guilty for a few seconds of a break in order to prevent injury. So there!
This week has been pretty hectic again. I had friends in town, a couple of concerts and my mom is coming over this weekend. With all this I missed 1 run and a x-training session. Tomorrow morning is another GTS - 50 min run. Slowly but surely it's adding up! Then after that I'm off to Disneyland to celebrate my mom's birthday. What an eventful life I'm leading these days...
Oh yeah, I had my first running dream since training started. I can't really remember all of it, but I think I was with some friends walking and at one point decided walking was silly when we could run, so I did. I wonder how many miles I'll rack up in my dreams. Do they count towards my training too?
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