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multipurposegoddess) wrote2009-07-26 10:34 am
multipurposegoddess) wrote2009-07-26 10:34 am
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That Honeymoon didn't last long
I'm shifting my morning run to Sun-Tues-Thursday because there are classes at the new gym I want to take on Monday and Wednesday and it works out a little more conveniently with H's work schedule, anyway. So, I went this morning. Sort of.
First of all, I didn't want to get up at all, so I didn't until after 8. The I had a rough time getting my shoes on. That's right, putting my running shoes on was a challenge this morning. They're this tongueless wraparound design that is pretty comfortable once it's on, but a pain in the ass to actually get onto my foot. It's easier if I don't wear socks, which is why I have been experimenting with running without socks, but that only works for really really short periods of time. Like 5 minutes.
Then finding my heart rate monitor took a while, and figuring out how to carry the two iPods that are necessary for my current system since, no, none of my workout clothes have pockets, and while the Nano clips onto a waistband ok the Touch most certainly does not.
Finally, I set off around 9, grumpy, sure it will be Too Hot, but grimly determined to get this damn workout in on schedule. The dog is happy and I have some music going, so it's not all bad. First run, I start at too fast a pace and can't keep it up for the full 90 seconds. Second run I go slower, still slow to a walk before I am supposed to. By the third run, I am ready to sit on a bench for a bit.
Walter is a sweet nonjudgmental dog and accepts that we are walking home from that point with good grace.
Which all would be much less discouraging if I hadn't had a much easier time last week. WTF, body?
On the plus side, my new sports bra worked great, is comfortable, and is even pretty, which I totally didn't expect.
First of all, I didn't want to get up at all, so I didn't until after 8. The I had a rough time getting my shoes on. That's right, putting my running shoes on was a challenge this morning. They're this tongueless wraparound design that is pretty comfortable once it's on, but a pain in the ass to actually get onto my foot. It's easier if I don't wear socks, which is why I have been experimenting with running without socks, but that only works for really really short periods of time. Like 5 minutes.
Then finding my heart rate monitor took a while, and figuring out how to carry the two iPods that are necessary for my current system since, no, none of my workout clothes have pockets, and while the Nano clips onto a waistband ok the Touch most certainly does not.
Finally, I set off around 9, grumpy, sure it will be Too Hot, but grimly determined to get this damn workout in on schedule. The dog is happy and I have some music going, so it's not all bad. First run, I start at too fast a pace and can't keep it up for the full 90 seconds. Second run I go slower, still slow to a walk before I am supposed to. By the third run, I am ready to sit on a bench for a bit.
Walter is a sweet nonjudgmental dog and accepts that we are walking home from that point with good grace.
Which all would be much less discouraging if I hadn't had a much easier time last week. WTF, body?
On the plus side, my new sports bra worked great, is comfortable, and is even pretty, which I totally didn't expect.
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About finding the same exercise harder than it was last week, I've found that my endurance and strength vary with my cycle: certain times of the month, I have the stamina of a wet egg noodle, and approximately the same lung capacity, despite the inhaler. From what I've read, it's not unusual.
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Bra that is currently making me happy is an Elila, possibly not actually meant to be a sports bra, but working for me. Real sports bras in my size are tremendously expensive. Possibly with it, but I just can' bring myself to pay that much. http://www.amazon.com/1301-F52-White-Elila-Soft/dp/B0013BDRVY/ref=sr_1_22?ie=UTF8&s=apparel&qid=1248658405&sr=1-22
I am totally in the PMS zone, that explains everything. I don't know why that didn't occur to me. All right, renewed determination to slog through this week.