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Off the Deep End
By Administrator | November 20, 2006
This year, I didn’t even make the starting line of that 5k for which I was training. I was doing so well in the weeks leading up to the event and I was jogging nearly the entire 3.5 mile route each morning without stopping until, for some reason, I woke up one morning and couldn’t jog at all. That’s why I never even tried to get to the race on September 30th.
I’m pretty upset with myself for not getting there, but I really felt that my health wouldn’t stand up to the strain of showing up for an event that I’d looked forward to for most of the year. Here I am, back at square one, without the satisfaction of having made forward strides in my physical condition.
My plan is to get back out on the road after a three-month hiatus to restart my training program with the goal of participating in that 5k next fall. If that specific event isn’t held, then I’m going to register for any 5k in the area. In fact, it might even be better if I were to try a different race and work my way up to the one at Lake Tahoe due to the elevation differences and the strain that can put on a couch athlete like myself. My ultimate goal is still to participate in a triathlon in 2013 - the year I turn 50.
The trouble is that my physical condition seems to have gotten worse than it was at the beginning of this year. My muscles feel very weak and I’m having trouble climbing the one flight of stairs to the office at my cool new job. I’m going to restart my training program by making sure I take my two breaks each day to go out and stroll around the grounds of the building where I work. I’m also going to use my cute little colorful hand weights to rebuild the muscles in my arms (which will also help with my job duties because I’m now dealing with a lot of heavy boxes). I hope to be at least walking that 3.5 miles a day again by the New Year.
I’m taking a deep breath…and off I go!
Topics: Health/Wellness |
