The much anticipated return-to-running happened yesterday in nearly ideal conditions of upper 40's and a blue, cloudless sky! It was a 45 minute bout with a walking/dynamic warm-up and cool-down and 6 x 5 minutes of "jogging" with 1 minute walking recoveries. I felt like I could have run ten miles, and I probably could have, but I'd be paying the price today.
My legs have that feeling that they did something a little out of the ordinary, but nothing is sore, unlike Frazz:
What did I notice?
- Happy Feet! A spring in my step and lightness overall
- A shedding of anxiety with each step
- Some tightness in my right hip (must stretch pre/post)
- Zero complaining from my quad (yay!)
- Some tingling in left toes (related to quad...)
- An awareness of my core and glutes working - hopefully this is for real and due to recent gym work on muscle firing, strength, and flexibility.
- No problem running my normal aerobic pace
- Forgot to turn the Garmin off...I am rusty on procedure!
- Finished wanting more
Coach Jim is stressing "patience" now and I agree. The point is not to return to where I was, but to chart a new course to where I want to be.
Happy Feet to you all!
