Training Injuries

Well I ran 4 miles and walked 2 on Saturday, so 6 in all, almost a 10k!

I would have never thought how easy it was a month ago. Of course I didn't expect to be icing my legs for two days either! When I entered my stats on DailyMile.com I found out I had burned 1,000 calories by 8 am! THAT was a good feeling. :)

I got to run with my trainer and had the benefit of her Garmin Forerunner telling us our pace and distance. That thing was great!

My shins and ankles were sore Saturday, then yesterday my leg cramped like crazy. Everyone said I needed bananas. My friend Rocky came over and I dyed her hair (a fabulous job if I do say so...) then she took me out for a late night Banana Split at SONIC. It was so great to get out of the house of sleeping, sick guys to just enjoy some ice cream ;)

Now back on Mommy duty I am pondering whether to do my easy run today or tomorrow...

Turn it UP!

I never wanted to be a runner.

I thought of myself as a walker and not just because Walker was my maiden name ;)

I enjoyed going on walks growing up, and I brushed off my husband's suggestion that I take up running.

Gaining 50 lbs and getting gestational diabetes while pregnant changed the topic of exercise from being one of whim to one of necessity. After having the baby I lost those 50 lbs by walk/running at an incline 2-3 days a week. I focused on training my Heart Rate to make my circulation more efficient, and the best way to lower my heart rate was by regular days of interval running.

Running still seemed a chore to me, and I avoided it with Group Fitness Classes at the YMCA. (I'm still working on losing 10 lbs and toning away the last of preggo tummy.)

Then I saw the promo for the Women's Half Marathon in Nashville, Sept 25 of this year. (I REALLY liked the t-shirt! ;)

My husband Richard encouraged me to look into it and went with me to find out about the group the YMCA was training for the race. As it turns out, the YMCA has a ministry called RESTORE which provides encouragement and accountability for regular exercise as well as Spiritual counseling. The YMCA is providing group training for the marathon as a fundraiser for this new ministry in Clarksville. I was excited about the opportunity to support such a great ministry, and that provided the challenge to push myself to a whole new level.

Check back to see how the training goes and follow my progress on  Daily Mile