Alright so now that you're listening to that, you'll know how my workout started today. I usually just put my iPod on shuffle when I'm at the gym and that was the first song. I was excited about it. :) I have this problem that when I listen to my iPod while running, it's hard for me to not sing out loud.
So I usually just bang out the rhythms with my fingers in what I think is a nondescript way but could very well look slightly weird. But I digress. :) Today was Week 3 Day 3 and I thought I'd try to get through 3 reps instead of just 2. Oy vey, I wasn't entirely sure I was gonna make it! That was inTENSE! But I totally did it. :) I was proud of myself. But now I'm paying the price because I'm so sore right now, it's almost like I'm back at Week 1 Day 1. I'm okay with it though. :) I also was going to try to up my pace, but I found out that I normally run faster at the gym than outside. When I run outside I slow down just a little bit, which is so odd! So maybe I'mcloser to running like a normal person than an old man than I thought.....I'll have to be more cognizant of my pace when I'm outside and make sure I'm not cheating myself or allowing myself to go slower than I really can. We'll see. :)
I hope you like my song choice! :)
I need to get back to stretching more like I started doing. My muscles paid for that today, too. They were not happy to start running. But they just had to get over it and deal. :)
I don't have a running related picture today, but here's a picture of me and two of my good friends I worked with at Kanuga, Deena and Ben. I heart them tons. :)
Alright, now on the Week 4! Heck yes! I'm excited!! Honk!
First off way to go on the running! Although I'm almost as impressed with your use of the word "cognizant"
ReplyDeleteAnd I think it would be totally okay if you banged out the rhythm's even overtly or even sang out loud. Nothing wrong with that. I play drums while I run a little bit if I get really into the song.
Anyway, great job and week 4 here we come!
I don't denote the rhythm of the songs I'm running to with my hands, but I definitely like running my steps with the beat. I get really annoyed when I get songs that don't have a good rate to run with them. If that makes sense.
ReplyDeleteToday towards the end of my run it was all old man style. Just sayin. haha. We'll be quite a site at our first 5 K haha.