Distance: 3 miles
Start time: 8:35 am
Run Duration: 32 minutes
Average Pace: 10.67 minutes/mile
Temperature: 66 degrees
Humidity: 75%
Location: Memorial Park, Houston, TX
I was sore last night, monumentally sore. I realized it after I'd gone to dinner (small filet, asparagus and a glass of Charles Krug 2006 Cabernet), bought a few groceries from Central Market and settled in to my favorite oversized chair to watch a repeat of Saturday Night Live. I'd drifted off to a happy snooze with my feet up on my coffee table. I stood to get a glass of water and...
Ouch! Ouch! OUCH!!!
I hurt all over. Stiffness had set in. I'm not ready to attribute this to age, but rather to my over zealousness and all the physical work I've been doing around my apartment, combined with my six miles yesterday. I took 600. mg of Advil and crashed under the comfort of my duvet spread.
I woke this morning after 8 hours of uninterrupted sleep. I wanted to run. I stretched and realized I was only minimally sore. When I arrived at the park, I stretched gently and hit the trail. The only place I really felt any discomfort during my run was my hamstrings. They're tight. That's nothing new, but I need to be aware, and I stretched more carefully after my run.
I prepared a big glass of fresh carrot/pineapple juice to have with my breakfast and I think my cells will appreciate the additional vitamins and nutrients. I know my taste buds appreciated it.
I had no idea I would want to run today. I thought yesterday would be enough. I'm feeling a little surprised. And encouraged.
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So... does your home have a bath, or is it one of those benighted colonial affairs with nothing but a shower?
ReplyDeleteThere's nothing quite like a long hot soak when your muscles are trying to punish you.
Bath? Absolutely. I purchase epsom salts by the gallon.
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