It seems that the initial uphill climb of getting back in shape is drawing to a close for me. Over the course of my last few runs, I have noticed the training effect beginning to occur. At points on my runs where two weeks ago I felt somewhat fatigued and winded, I now feel strong and my breathing is better. I have always enjoyed this phase of running/training. The start-up time always sucks because I hate how out of shape that I am and I remember how easy all of the running used to seem. Once I notice the training effect kicking in, I know that I have cleared the first hurdle to coming back. It's a satisfying feeling.
When I came home from work today, I was doing a few things around the house and got very tired all of the sudden. I just really felt like I needed to lie down for a bit. Well, I ended up falling asleep for close to two hours. When I woke up, I was slightly out of it for a time until I ate dinner and had some time to come fully back to my senses. By the time that all of this transpired, it was about 8:30pm. I was debating whether or not I should go for a run. After a few minutes of lively self-debate, I decided that I could do a quick 4-miler. I felt a little slow for the first three-quarters of a mile, but that was when I began to feel like I was getting stronger as I got warmed up and not weaker. I finished the last three and a quarter miles strong and was glad that I decided to go running. It was a delightful evening outside with a light breeze and temps in the low 70s.
I'm off to a good start for the week as I've already been to the gym and completed a run. I will hit the gym again tomorrow evening and probably run again on Thursday. I will probably take it relatively easy on Friday, although I may do a little something to get my legs warmed up and then stretch in preparation for Saturday's 5K.
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It's always great to get into the groove! That's when the endorphins really start to flow.
Good luck on your 5K.
Good luck on the race. I have always been more of a bike person myself :).
Wanted to reply to your post on my blog...
I am interested in the WBC and Origins too, but for now, my family situation doesn't work too ell for traveling.
But I found a con locally as you know from my blog, and will someday venture out to the bigger cons. Maybe when the kids get a little older, and can attend too :).
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