I didn't want to do last night's run, but I did. Maybe it's because my last run ended on such a low note that I was less than psyched to put on those running shoes and hit the road, but Tony reminded me we had been slacking and that it was time to get back out there.
This time there were no claims of hating the process or anyone, and although by the time the last 3-min segment of running was upon us I felt like it had been a challenging run, I actually managed to boost my speed for the last 45 seconds and get it done. We stuck to running on Fairfax, which still has more hills than I would like, but at least they're fairly gradual and don't have that spirit-breaking element about them. Although three minutes of running can feel long, this time Tony and I did a better job of chatting during them, which really helped make the time pass.
After our run, we hopped in the car and headed to the grocery store, as I had seen they had a sale on fresh ahi tuna. I rolled them in sesame seeds and then grilled them lightly on both sides, while preparing an off the cuff asian style glaze. I love ordering seared ahi tuna when I'm out at restaurants, but have never had the occasion to make it at home, so this was definitely new. It was really satisfying but also fairly light, and I think I'd like to try to prepare fish a bit more often for our dinners. Shocking, I know! Strangely, lately I have been on a fish kick (I ordered a grouper dish on Saturday when we were out with Julia and it was so tasty), despite universally loathing it for most of my 25 years (and only straying to have fish and chips, and of course sushi). My preference for things like tuna is for them to be essentially raw, but I'm gradually dipping my toe into the fish-eater pond. Just don't try to serve me salmon, because the smell and colour are enough to make me want to heave! Anyway, Tony was on board for us attempting to do one fish dish a week, which I think will be a nice way to change things up anyhow, given that the only meats in our freezer are chicken, lamb, and sausage... We'll buy some more pork tenderloin this weekend, but I'm not sure when, if ever, we'll have beef in our freezer again. It's probably healthier all around if we swap out beef to the nights when we eat out (sometimes I just have such a strong craving for red meat), and bring fish into the mix more. Don't want to do all this running only to counteract it with unhealthy meals!
Unfortunately, my leg is hurting again. It started not long into the run yesterday, and is still aching today. Tony thinks I may have a knot in my calf, but if this is the case, I don't really know what I can do about that. It's not incapacitating, but it is sore. I walked across campus to our (fingers crossed!) new condo to hand in our application and a deposit, and while the walk was only 15-min (eeee! It was ALMOST like being at UofT again, as my whole walk was on Vandy property!), my leg burned the whole way. I think I'm going to have to institute a mandatory post-run bath on the days we run!
Next Run: 5 min walking, 5 min running with 2 min walking for 21 min, 4 minutes walking. If I can do this, then I'll have hit my first mini goal of running for 5 minutes straight! Still, I'm scared!
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OR you could have shin splints.
Let's hope you don't have shin splints.
Dude, why did you have to go and say that? I went to lunch with Mary on Wednesday and she thinks it IS shin splints (and what with being a runner for Vanderbilt for 4 years, she probably really does know). Well, she at least suspects it might be, because of where I was demonstrating pain, and warned that if the pain becomes more localized, then I really have to stop.
Sadly, the pain that I'm feeling is not the usual aches and pains one normally feels after a work out... definitely something else, because it's lasting way too long (my leg is still tender from Tuesday's run if I probe it). So I may have to put my running on hiatus, until Tony and I move and have access to a treadmill, which didn't seem to want to destroy my body...
Oh, I hope it is not shin splints! Do you run on the sidewalk? I know that can cause more leg pain than running on a treadmill or the asphalt?
Keep me posted. Ice, ice, ice!
Tony and I run on a combination of the sidewalk and asphalt. We try to stick to asphalt, but because some of the roads we run on are high on the traffic side of things, we sometimes have to move over to the sidewalk.
Right now, my leg is STILL sore, nearly a weak after our last run, and even just tiny bursts of speed cause pain in my leg. I'm not going to start trying to run again until all of the pain is gone, and then when we do start up again, I'll have to make some changes... Mostly trying to find parks to run in outside, where we can stick to the grass, and possibly just going back to treadmill running (which I did for about 6 weeks with no ill effects). Sad!
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