Hopeful Loser

Yay, we did our 5k yesterday and it felt great to do it, minus the extreme pain I felt in my calves.

Last week I was getting a crazy knot in my left calf and as soon as the race started my right one seized up just the same. I was limping big time for a while until it warmed up. I guess I didn’t stretch enough and need to practice a strict warm up regimen. The whole thing was very painful but I managed to finish in about 35 minutes.

It was a nice experience being with so many people who were running to celebrate breast cancer survivors or memorialize loved ones. It didn’t help that I was PMSing but I was on the verge of tears every two seconds. The camaraderie helped motivate me while running for sure though and afterwards I just felt happy.

My friends and I are going to run another one in a few weeks that is held in our town. Having these as goals really helps me focus and stick to a workout schedule. And now I really need to concentrate on losing more weight because my little bones clearly don’t want to run with 180 pounds. I’m paying the price today.

I’ve been eating more since working out so much, but now I need to cut back even just a little bit to start whittling away my poundage.

Comments

Yay! Congratulations, it sounds really, well, it sounds painful. But it sounds fun too! Take some advice I never take myself, and warm-up and stretch and cool-down. I know how you're feeling, and, it does help. Yay! You did it! And speedy too.

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Posted by: masa at May 6, 2008 6:28 AM

congrats on the 5K!! Its very exciting to finish one and plan for the next. And I totally hear you about running with the weight- I was running (or trying to anyway) while in the 180's on my 5'5 frame and it hurt. A lot. But once the weight started coming off the pain went away.
Congrats!!

Posted by: Greta at May 6, 2008 8:15 AM

It's good to hear that it's going to get easier. My knees and shins hurt quite a bit right now, but I have to admit, knowing that I'm jogging away the weight is a mental image that is keeping me going.

Great job on the 5K. I signed up for my first one in July.

Posted by: Molly at May 6, 2008 12:09 PM

Wooohooo!! Great job on the 5K and making a habit of it, even better. YOU ROCK!!

Posted by: Diana the Scale Junkie at May 6, 2008 12:16 PM