Sunday Run

Sunday was a good day. It started off at 5am (I'm not really loving 5am but apparently if you get moving first thing, you don't have to worry about it for the rest of the day). Same drill as the day before. Out the door at 5:30am and at Fleet Feet at 6am. Met up with a couple others that are in the 1/2 Marthon Training and Tri 102 class.

First things first, I have to start prepping my morning exercise needs at night when I'm thinking straight, because I keep leaving things... important things.... like socks. Yes.. I wore my flipflops thinking I had socks and shoes in the car- but I just had shoes. So I start running in my new Brooks Adrenaline GTS 13. Now I don't know what the name really means (I'm sure it puts it into a category of shoes)  but I LOVED them. After running 4 miles in my old trashed Mizunos, these were so comfy. It wasn't my feet hurting but my thighs from the run Saturday. We were off and I felt alright. I was slow, breathin' like a hoover as the others carried on a casual conversation - no winded at all- but I was doing it. And then we started a slow incline and I lost all faith. I started run walking and it just didn't stop after that. SUCH a mental game! I couldn't keep running! Once we got to the neighborhood I lost my mind. I just couldn't keep it together - the body begging to walk instead of run was strong. AND I listened. Once we got out of the neighborhood and on open ground I could run again... UNTIL the blister popped. Yes.. not wearing socks was a bad idea. 5.89 miles later and my heel HURT. so off the shoes came and I walked the last 1/4 mile.

I'm super proud though. I managed to run walk 5.89 miles in 1 hour 26 minutes. Not a great time, but I'm not complaining. I did it! 

I had a nap (needless to say), Icy Hot my legs (more Icy than Hot) and felt so much better. The kids started School Monday Morning so we had our cuddle time too!

Adrenaline GTS 13

Adrenaline GTS 13