Baby step to getting back on track #1: Get your ass in gear and start moving. Roller derby off-season is not an excuse to not exercise. In fact, this should be the time when I'm improving my endurance and cardio to be a better skater next year. Faster, lower, more agile, and hopefully without these pounds I've started putting back on.
I've decided to try running again, and the best way I know how is with the Couch to 5K running program. I've never made it past week two and I'd really like to be able to run an event by the end of the summer.
W1D1 (7/3): 5 minute warmup walk followed by alternating 60 seconds running, 90 seconds walking.
I went into this thinking "no problem, I can run for 60 seconds at a time!" Yes, I can. Until the fourth or fifth interval at which point my heart rate is way up and I'm sweating like crazy. I did complete the program though, and followed it up with a five minute cool-down walk. It felt good and was a good start to getting back in the gym.
W1D2 (7/5): 5 minute warmup walk followed by alternating 60 seconds running, 90 seconds walking.
With some confidence from finishing the same workout on Friday, I went into this with some better expectations. Boy, was I surprised again. My shins and calves were still sore from Friday's workout, so sore it became unbearable at one point during the workout and I had to skip one of the running intervals. I don't mind working through soreness, but it's not worth causing serious injury by running through pain. I've started asking some running friends from derby for some advice and a suggestion for an end of summer event to use as my goal. I looked up some ideas for running stretches as well to see if I can avoid/get over this soreness and prevent it going forward. I'm still pretty excited about giving this a try though. I can only claim "this body wasn't built for running" for so long.
W1D3 is Wednesday 7/8.
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