Archive for June 17th, 2009
6-17-09, Weds.
11:16am
B.R. Park
20’11
18:20 min/mi
1.10 miles
185 calories
Pre-jog thoughts: Reluctant. Not to the point of blowing stuff off but just dragging my feet. Started to clean kitchen until I realized I hated that more than jogging. Felt fine, a little slow. Lower ribs on both sides achy on and off last two days. Figured I could take it slow if I want, or even walk. It’s freaking humid out today. Hope that doesn’t aggravate the side stitch.
Jog thoughts: I ran the entire first 10:55 without walking once. Only sucked wind once, luckily that cleared before I hit the park police station. Can’t be sucking wind when running by the boys in uniform, can we?
At the turn, eased into a walk though I didn’t feel the need to. Know I have killer hill to tackle and want to try. Jogged from speed bump to speed bump and down to dip in road. Took last 5 min. solid.
Post Jog: Not as worn out as I have been before. Not sucking wind nearly half as bad as Monday. Ribs not hurting at all. No side stitch. A miracle in itself. Usher & R. Kelly make me smile. Good cooldown song. Wish I were The(ir) Same Girl.
What I Noticed: Baby walnuts falling from the trees. Reminds me of picking walnuts with Granny A. We’d pick tons of ‘em and put ‘em in the driveway under dad’s car tires so he’d take off the outer hull, making shelling easier. Love the smell of walnut hulls. Not the stain on the fingers, so much.
First time for…: talking to someone while I jogged. Usually I just ignore people or, if they are skinnier than me, give them a hateful stare from behind the safety of my sunglasses. Today a woman was pushing a stroller with three kids piled on each other like Subway piles the meat on a BMT, and had one hanging from her neck. I laughed when she passed and said, “Looks like you’ve got it much worse than me.” True. Especially considering I never have to share my donuts with kids. That would suck.
Since I’m too lazy to do two separate workout logs, I’m gonna start posting my workout data here on my blog. It’s for my reference, not yours. No whining. It’s my blog and I’ll lie if I want to.
Plus, it might just be comedy relief if you’re ever short on conversation starters at a party. Instead of talking baseball stats or the latest BOGO at Payless, you can get your friends to log on and laugh at how long it takes me to run a mile. I don’t mind.
I’m starting today with Jog Log #1 only because I really can’t remember details from my other jogs aside from the fact that I seriously suck wind for the last few minutes every day. Could be worse. Could be sucking other “things”.
Without further comment, I’m off to post my first jog log. Try not to laugh too loud. You might wake someone up…