Warmup
walk a lap, jog a lap, stretch
Workout
3 miles around the track.
Need to stay close to my car since I'm on call, so no road runs for a couple weeks.
Results
Well the gymboss timer reset again sometime during the run, so I have no idea how long it took me. It's a great little interval timer for my home workouts, but I'm going to have to find something else to time my runs. Maybe I'll see if I can't find some way to just clip my phone to my shorts and find a timer app to install.
My knees were definitely sore before the run. They hurt just walking around the track (which was paved) and really hurt when I first started jogging. But once I got going the pain kind of subsided. It was still there, but tolerable. I'm hoping these are relatively normal pains that most people go through when they start running. Nonetheless, I'm still going to pick up some glucosamine w/chondroitin.
My stomach also started to cramp up around the mile and half mark. Like before, it was tolerable, just annoying. Lungs felt fine the entire run. I'm pretty sure I have the cardio for at least 4 miles and probably more - it's the rest of my body that's holding me back.
Oh I hope you don't start having problems with your knees again! Definitely start those supplements. Take them about a half hour to hour before you go running too, that will at least alleviate some of the pain while you're running. If you need to, take tylenol or advil afterward too. Ice is always helpful too. I hope that's just beginning pain too. I had some pretty bad issues when I started up again a few years ago, but after a few weeks I was fine and haven't had any problems since. Your knees and joints aren't used to that trauma. Stomach cramps can be a pain too (no pun intended. Or is there?) I usually get cramps when I'm dehydrated, just ate or drank before I ran, or am taking in too much air. Controlling your breathing might help if you are taking too much air in. I sometimes count when i'm trying to get rid of them. I'll count one breath in and two out, if that makes sense.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, good job keeping up with it! Hopefully you can get through these little things, then you'll feel like a million bucks!