I'm BACK baby! (Read 446 times)

After being off running for almost a year due to health problems (non-running related), I recently started up again.

I was worried about injuries because I felt a few coming on after only an 11 mile week, I had no endurance, and I was all around a bit depressed.  I know that building [back] fitness takes listening to your body, watching your pace, not overdoing it, eating right, and a lot of other things, but mostly it just takes TIME, and doing too much too fast as a newbie was at least 75% of why I suffered so many injuries when I first started running, so I've been vigilant this time to not go off... well... at a running start this time. 

But tonight, I just finished 4.4 miles on the treadmill.  It was slow going (for me, anyway), about 11:20 pace, but I felt GREAT and felt like I could have gone further.  Much further.  I didn't because the fitness room at my apartment closes at 10:00, and mostly, I didn't want to do too much too fast, but I felt like I could have knocked out at least 5 miles and still been more than OK. 

There's a 5 mile race in my hometown I always used to run that's held every March, and I think I just might be able to do it again this year.  I won't be fast, but I know I'll be able to do it again, barring anything unforseen.  What a great feeling that will be, to cross a finish line to the smiles, hugs, and pats on the back of other runners and most of all, my friends.

There's also a half marathon held there every September.  I'm thinking.... maybe?  It would be my first ever. 

Thanks.

I like your name.  That was a great movie.