Recovering from minor surgery has taken longer than I would like. The bouncing from running has hurt more than I care to endure, so instead, I have been taking up alternative forms of cardio including channel surfing, web browsing, window shopping and other various things that one can do without exerting much effort. I braved the stair stepper, the stationary bike, and attempted the elliptical (which did not go so well), but nothing feeds the spirit like running.
I jogged as much as I could at hash on Friday night, which was awful. I tried again on Sunday, which was less terrible, not yet comfortable, but doable, so I did. Then yesterday I went to the gym at the worst possible time, the only cardio machine open was a single treadmill. I hopped on to do what I could and just like any other encounter with the treadmill, I went all out. It felt good! I did 1.3 mi in 10:36 with the first mile in 7:24.
I didn't feel great, and I'm passing on the half marathon this weekend, but I'm back in the game!!
"There's something incredible about setting a goal beyond your current abilities, where some people are afraid of failure, I'm excited to see if I can meet the challenge" ~ Susan Lacke
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