We ran a 2.5 mile out-and-back that is nice because there's very little turns. There are some hillier areas, but we ran all of them which is pretty good considering I prefer to walk them...and usually do. Not this time, though!
I'm happy to say that the run went well and we did what we set out to do. Switching from doing intervals for a long run to only taking a very short walk break after each mile made taking a drink from my handheld a little challenging - I can't drink while running, so I drank less; it wasn't horribly hot but we will be there soon with the weather so I'll have to figure out how to get a little more water in without having a sputtering, choking fit. My sore leg didn't bother me much during the run so I was happy about that - it's weird how sometimes it is so painful (like the evening before when Diane and I were walking around a store after having dinner together) and then other times it's mostly OK.
I wore the heart rate monitor that I've been using for a few months at the gym for this run, and I was pleased to see that for the majority of the run my heart rate was in the yellow zone, which means I was working at a good rate. Toward the last part of the run I was in the red zone, which is the top zone, and that was because I was running uphill and then speeding downhill and trying to run a little faster for the last half mile.
This shows the entire time I wore the monitor, from when I put it on at home until when I remembered to take it off after the run. Also it says I burned 766 calories which...nah. I figure I burn about 100 calories per mile.
My biggest challenge with the run was the new pair of capris that I wore - I bought a pair with side pockets so I could carry my phone (which I need for my music and the heart rate monitor), but they ended up being too big and I kept needing to pull them up - it was like I was running in MC Hammer pants! This was annoying because I just bought them and tried on two sizes but apparently misjudged what size I should have bought. After we were finished with breakfast I went out on another hunt for capris with pockets that didn't cost a ton and let me tell you that will break your spirit pretty fast, trying on pair after pair. This was about as bad as trying on swimsuits! I finally found a pair at Marshall's so I was happy about that, but dang, I don't want to do that again anytime soon.
BCS Fitness: On Monday we did a workout where we did 5 reps at a time with a little break in between, for a total of 25 reps, and because the reps were so small, we used heavier weights. For the dumbbell bench press I started with 17.5 pounds but immediately knew I could do more so I ended up with 25 pound dumbbells! I was pleased with that. We did a row using one dumbbell and I was able to use a 30 pound dumbbell on that one - it was nice to know that for a short time I could use heavier weights. Of course I really shouldn't be surprised with the row as I train for that movement every week with my "carry all the groceries into the house in one trip" move, haha.
Yesterday's workout was similar to Monday's only different muscle groups were targeted. Along with weights, we did a dead-stop push up, where you go all the way down to the floor and then lift your hands up for a moment before pushing back up. THAT was challenging! I did 5 sets of 5, with one of them from the toes but the rest from the knees. It was a struggle to get back up but I was happy when Jared said my form was great - little things like that help keep me motivated.
As for my dumb hip/leg/knee pain, I went back to my ortho yesterday and along with trying another round of prednisone, I'm going to start physical therapy on Monday. Geez I hope this works because when it hurts, it really hurts.
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