Friday morning after the Turkey Trot, I Could hardly move. Rising and sitting was a painful process that now involved my arms. I didn’t know you could hurt so much. Dumb me, never thought about taking ibuprofen! Thankfully, a co-worker suggested it. I did. It worked. By Friday evening, I was better. A little.
Saturday came and it was a beautiful day. My legs felt great and I wanted to go for a run. I knew I shouldn’t over do it though. So I figured a brief 1-2 mile run would be enough to test the legs and work out the last of the jello.
I headed for my favorite trails and this is how it went down.
I started to run.
50 yards down the path my legs stopped moving in the running motion.
hmmmm….ok. But I want to run! I am a runner darn it!!!
So I started again.
50 more yards down the path…they stopped the running motion again and the protesting was louder…this time with a bit of jello-ness to the knees.
hmmmmm…that’s odd. Better test that again, but as much as I want to run, I am NOT interested in hurting myself or my knees.
I started running again.
A short distance later….more jello-ness in the knees and an absolute refusal to do what I KNOW my brain was telling it to do, which was to run.
The calves started cramping and protesting, as did the thighs. The knees were mushy. The only thing good was my feet in my new dorkomatics.
I settled for a 2 mile walk and simply enjoyed my surroundings and the confidence that comes with knowing I CAN run 10K…even if my legs don’t want to go 100 yards right now.
The Road to Beautiful 
Congrats on your 10K. Thats awesome!
Thanks Tricia and Welcome to The Road!
Guess that was your body’s way of saying “What the hell did you do to me!?!”
HAHA!! That was Friday…I think this one was…”oh hell no, we ain’t doing THAT again!”
I plan to win this battle. They WILL do it again in 2 weeks!
Kim, I am sure your body just needed a little more time to recuperate. Good for you continuing the walk!
No problem Kim. Just a bit of time for recovery. This is normal. Great job. I have found of late that walking is very theraputic for me. Even more so than running.
Whew! Good to know that I am normal (again) I hope you have somewhere beautiful to walk!
Haha that is so funny! Your body is a little annoyed at you 🙂 That’s great that you had the motivation to keep walking. You’re doing so well, and I’m so proud of you! I am STILL thinking about your fancy running outfit from the Turkey Trot. I might have to go out and get something like it! Anyway, glad you’re doing so great! Wooohoo!
The shirt you see with the TUrkey on it is a tech shirt that I got for running. Underneath that I am wearing a Patagonia Capilene 3 (mens)half zip shirt. I highly recommend it if you live anywhere cold and want to run outside.
Congrats on your 10K hun.. Listen to your body. Running will always be there for you when it’s ready. You are a great woman on a great ride!
Thanks Karla…..some days I listen….others I beat it into submission!