I went to the gym today to see what I was starting with. I have to say, I wasn't as bad as I thought I'd be! I mean, I wasn't great. I didn't run anything close to a 10-minute mile, BUT I was on the treadmill for an entire hour and did 4.75 miles at an incline of 1.0 (no idea what that means, but it's not 0.0 so that's something!).
I decided to turn off the TV and let Pandora do it's job by keeping me entertained. I have to say, it worked. I threw on my Bulletproof station, started off at a 4.0mph walk for about 7 minutes as a warm-up, and then did 2-3 songs at 5.3mph and 2-3 songs at 4.0mph until the end of the hour when the treadmill told me to cool down.
The issue today wasn't even my EIA (although I did use my inhaler before getting on the treadmill), it was my legs and back. Yesterday, I did almost an hour of kettlebells and at the very end of my last set of gunslingers, I felt a twinge in my lower back. My back didn't really hurt, it just felt very tight (hence why I was drinking rum last night which got me into this whole half-marathon predicament). Well, I wasn't planning on doing much running today because of my back but I started to feel pretty good when I was on the treadmill and I was so impressed that my lungs were cooperating that I may have slightly overdone it. I've stretched and taken a hot shower and a few ibuprofen, but standing up and sitting down is quite an interesting feat.
And tonight is new year's eve which means I'll be on my feet for most of the evening, attempting to dance.
Lesson learned: if your back hurts, maybe don't go for the longest run you've done all year.
I'm going to need more sports bras!
-J
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