Well, I tried something new today. I went outside to run! Amazing. My Garmin had missed me so much I took it out for a run on what else but the Planet Walk. It felt so good to be outside in the cool air. I had to take advantage before another storm this weekend. It was very quiet and dark this morning (I had forgotten about that I guess). I ran 3 miles total which took me close to the end of the planet walk from my house and back. I had a hard time keeping the pace slow as once I get outside my muscle memory kicks in. The slowest I could go was 7:50 ave. The only sign of loss of fitness was a 10 bpm increase in heart rate. No leg issues to speak of. Excellent sign.... T- 23:30 (7:50) 156 *** As per a wise man's suggestion, my plan to get back into shape is the following (assuming no injury setbacks) : Run 3 miles a day this week, 4 miles a day next week, 5 the next, and so on adding a mile a day every week until I am back to 70 mpw. I will also include a few "miles" on the elliptical (where 15 mins equal 1 mile). No slacking on the stretching and massage work.
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