Sunday Training

I did my 5 miles. I wasn't sure I wanted to, and I really wasn't sure the weather would hold! The dark clouds rolled in just as I started my walk and threatened rain. Since I was doing a neighborhood walk, I figured out all of my abort points (friends houses where I could dive in and use a phone to call hubby!) The route I took had outs at 1, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, and 4.5 miles. I also decided that as long as there was no thunder or lightning, I would keep walking. Fortunately, there was not thunder or lightning. There also was very little rain. It started to sprinkle about a third of a mile from home. My legs were tired from yesterday, and that didn't get better. My tush hurts from all the hills, and that didn't get better. I did walk the hilliest of my neighborhood walks, to try to get a little more endurance for hills. I hope the path for the 3-day isn't too hilly, but since I don't know what the route is yet, I figure it is better to be prepared, right?

Sunday training

It is in the low 40's and raining. But I walked a little over 5 miles. And was done by about 11 am. It'll warm up a bit, but not much, so it wasn't worth waiting for that. And it is supposed to rain off and on most of the day, so no point in trying to avoid that. I put on the lovely rain gear I have (it is old, but still repels the water, so it will do), and I headed out in the neighborhood, doing the regular 5 mile loop. Now that I have walked the neighborhood enough, I know when I have hit 1 mile, 2 miles, 3 miles, 4 miles etc., when I am no my set route. I also diverge from it much less than I used to.

I still struggle through the first 2 miles. Part of it is I am walking fast, I know that. But my shins hurt so much those first 2 miles! I stop and stretch them regularly (while trying to not arouse any suspicion as I often resort to using mailbox posts as my stabilizer. I'm not stealing your mail, honest! The grass is just too wet for me to step onto it and drag my toe in it, or I would be using the stop sign!) I guess it is good that it only lasts for 2 miles, but I would prefer it if I didn't have the pain at all! More shin strengthening? I guess that is what I will have to try.

Rest day

Also known as the laziest day ever. It was rainy, windy, gray, all day. I have had no motivation, and I am dreading tomorrow, since the forecast is for rain, again. I don't want to go to the mall and walk (there have been some not so great things happening around there lately, I guess). I did find some online pilates instructional videos, so that should help, eventually. I think i am going to have to invest in some really good waterproof shoes. I have to be able to walk in all this weather or I will never be ready!