I forgot to set the alarm last night ! As a result I got up with a start at 7:00 a.m. I had promised everybody at office that I would take idli-chatni for them all today. So I just couldn't have managed going for the walk and then preparing idli-chatni for all and reaching office on time. So I skipped the exercise in the morning and decided to go in the evening. I left office early, went home, gobbled up dinner and went for the walk.
Report Card:
Walked 5.00 kms. today
Breakfast 9:30 a.m.: 5 small idlis and 1 cup of tea
Lunch 1:00 p.m.: 2 chapatis, 1/2 bowl simla mirch veg, 1/2 bowl assorted veg, 4 slices cucumber, 2 bowls buttermilk
Tea 3:40 p.m.: 1 cup tea
Tea 3:40 p.m.: 1 cup tea
Dinner 7:00 p.m.: Slices of 2 boiled eggs sprinkled with salt
Slept at 11:30 p.m.
I did something special today during the walk. Since a very long time, a couple of years to be precise, I have wanted to be able to run without hurting myself. I was always afraid of hurting my knees or ankles because I am so heavy. So I never did. I even downloaded a 12-week program to enable you to run 5K in 12 weeks, but never followed it. Since I started exercising seriously about a month ago, I have been wanting to run but somehow I never did. But today evening when I started the walk I was feeling quite energetic. So I thought that today I might attempt to run. And I did. I did a short burst of 100 metres first. I saw that I could do it and also that even though I was short of breath, I could still continue walking at the same speed as before the short run. After the first short burst I decided that if during further rounds, I felt I could do it, I should do such short 100-metre runs. And I did. In all I did 6 such 100-metre runs within the first 3.5 kms. After that I decided I would walk the remaining 1.5 kms. since I would be exercising within 12 hours i.e. tomorrow morning.
I also decided that tomorrow morning I would take it easy. I would complete the 5 kms. but walk them at a pace that I felt comfortable. I would not strain myself.
I'm happy that I can run :)
I did something special today during the walk. Since a very long time, a couple of years to be precise, I have wanted to be able to run without hurting myself. I was always afraid of hurting my knees or ankles because I am so heavy. So I never did. I even downloaded a 12-week program to enable you to run 5K in 12 weeks, but never followed it. Since I started exercising seriously about a month ago, I have been wanting to run but somehow I never did. But today evening when I started the walk I was feeling quite energetic. So I thought that today I might attempt to run. And I did. I did a short burst of 100 metres first. I saw that I could do it and also that even though I was short of breath, I could still continue walking at the same speed as before the short run. After the first short burst I decided that if during further rounds, I felt I could do it, I should do such short 100-metre runs. And I did. In all I did 6 such 100-metre runs within the first 3.5 kms. After that I decided I would walk the remaining 1.5 kms. since I would be exercising within 12 hours i.e. tomorrow morning.
I also decided that tomorrow morning I would take it easy. I would complete the 5 kms. but walk them at a pace that I felt comfortable. I would not strain myself.
I'm happy that I can run :)
3 comments:
running is empowering :) i have been where you are. keep at it. you will be doing long distnces soon :)
Yes, it is ! Thanks for the encouragement...I'd love to, one day, run a 5K :)
omg .... running has been on my mind for days/weeks perhaps ... and here today I decide to start blogging again (about nothing ... just words that need to come out) and here I am ...ok I do believe in signs ... goodluck to you!
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