Day 11, 354 To Go

January 11, 2013

Honeyless day two is done.  Honey is still in bed and itching to get out there with me again.  I told her the run was horrible and that I was chased by a Florida Panther up a tree so she wouldn't feel bad about not coming.  She responded by telling me that it is dangerous to climb trees.  Not sure what to think about that response...

Anywho...

I wonder if this happens to anyone else when the run.  The first few minutes, I feel like every joint in my body is screaming for mercy and begging me to just sit down and eat more pizza.  Anyone?  After a few minutes, everything loosens up and I only feel the normal amount of aches and pains for a man of my age.  Oh, how I miss the days when I could run and run and run and the only pain I felt was maybe the next day if I ran particularly hard.  Now, I feel everything. 

Yesterday, I ran a bit harder than normal, sure.  And I also did some jump squats.  These are just body weight squats where instead of coming back up to standing, you explode up and jump off the ground.  This helps build strength in my legs to combat any knee issues and it also helps me with my kick at the end of a race.  It basically builds power.  As long as I don't do too many, I don't need to worry about hurting my knees since they are a plyometric exercise (great exercises, but only for those whose bodies are not made of brittle plastic like mine.)  So, I was a bit sore today, but I don't think yesterday was the problem.

The problem is that I sit on my ASS all day for my job.  A desk job.  Computers.  Boring.  And it kills my hips and flexibility.  So every run, I am loosening up my hips and back and legs from a days worth of misery sitting at my computer.  Speaking of that, I'm still sitting at my computer.  What the hell!  I'm outta here!

But first, here are the numbers for today:

Time: 15:00

Distance: 1.53 miles

Pace: 9:50/m

Max Pace: 9:08/m

Calories: 198

Avg HR: 124

Max HR: 137

I'm going to go find a place I can stand for the next few hours.  Not more sitting for me.  Until next time,

 

Run for life!!