So, I ran an impromptu 5k this weekend...it was awesome! A girl I work with, Stephanie, convinced my roommate Siobhan and me to run the 5k with her (it didn't take much convincing). I was really looking forward to it after a tough week of training!
Wednesday I went to the gym and took a step class and body pump. I hadn't taken body pump in about a month because of all my shoulder issues. OH MAN was I sore Thursday morning! I decided to use the 5k as an excuse to take Thursday and Friday off from training. I think it was the right choice because I was still a little sore Saturday when I ran the 5k.
I had actually planned on running an easy 2 miles Friday, but it rained ALL day and there was just no way I was going to get my butt out there. In fact, on Saturday it rained pretty much all day, so I was thinking they were going to cancel the 5k. They didn't.
During the run, I had a really hard time getting going. It took me until about mile 2 to loosen up and feel like I wasn't dying. By the end of the third mile, I felt like I could run another 5. I guess this proves I've been training for distance, but I'm not really sure why it was so hard to get started. Maybe I need to warm up more next time.
I took Sunday off, too, because the weather was still so bad. How frustrating!
Yesterday I went to the gym with Siobhan and we took a body pump class. I'm sore today! But it's a nice sore not a "I can't function!" sore. It's kind of sad how much muscle I lost from not doing body pump for a month. I had to take all my weights down about 3 kilos and I can feel how much weaker my legs are during squats. I also feel the muscle loss in my lower back. Hopefully my shoulder stops being stupid so I can keep taking the class!!
Total miles ran: 60.6
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