Yesterday was my first day of "training". Let's just say I pictured myself being much more fit than I actually am.
I waited until about 7:30p to go to the local college track and practice running. Thankfully, it had cooled down by then and I could excercise without worrying about the heat and humidity. It gets insanely humid in West Virginia (like 70% humidity) and hot - typical summer temps are in the 80's. I took my daughter, Isabel, with me as well as her friend and my friend, Ashley. She has been working out with a personal trainer for a while, so she is in much better shape than I am - plus she's a non-smoker.
It started out pretty good. We walked a lap and on the second lap I was preparing to run but Ashley said I should walk one more before I started. She said since I wasn't used to running it would be better to do a longer warm up before I tried. I figured that after working with a personal trainer for over a year she would know better than I so I listened to her advice - I'm so glad I did!
Ashley is a pretty fast walker and her legs are longer than mine. Needless to say I was on the cusp of jogging just trying to keep up with her. As we finished our second lap I told her I was ready to jog a lap. Well, "a lap" was a giant over-estimation.
I think I made it about 200 meters. Pathetic. I was really ashamed of myself at first but then I realized that at least now I have a starting point. Next time I will make it a little farther and maybe in a week or so I will be able to run/jog the entire lap.
We finished that third lap, and a fourth, walking. Before we started I thought I'd be able to go for, about, 6 laps (1.5 miles). But, after the fourth lap I knew if I didn't stop my legs were going to boycott and I'd just end up on my face in the middle of the track. My calves and ankles were on FIRE! I had to sit down and stretch for a good 5 minutes before they stopped.
Despite these set-backs I was feeling pretty damn good when I got home. I'm looking forward to a nice walk this evening in my neighborhood. I decided that I'll go to the track 3 times/week and the other days I'll just walk where I live. I like using the track because I can judge the distance better, track my progress, and not have to think about where I'm walking. But it is nice to walk around the neighborhood and not have to drive to the track.
After I got home I made a chicken salad and it was quite tasty. I am disappointed in myself, though, because later that evening I was still hungry and ate a bunch of oyster crackers. I need to ban oyster crackers from the house, they are my weakness.
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