Well I am writing from the living room, tired, sipping of a white chocolate latte! Not the best post walk drink. But I need a pick me up!
I finally made it out to my first Black Girl Run event! The Run leader gave us 2 route options, (1) was 2.8 miles; (2) was 4.8 miles. In an attempt to push myself I opted for the 4.8 mile route. It was been a very long time since I put in such mileage. So I said well you may as well do it! From the get go...killer shin splints in my left leg. This is becoming a normal thing with this leg. Even when on the treadmill, I get them. I took a breif pause to stretch it helped some.
Note to Self: Spend more time stretching before heading out there!
I was doing okay...I was able to stay a few steps behind a walker, Ruby. She kept a pretty good pace and my goal was not to fall to far behind her. Like I said, I was doing okay, until....HILL! And the gap widened! The hill/incline was at the end of the walk, I was already dead tired and pushing myself up it, was a challenge but I made it!
Another Note to Self: Get yo' lazy tail back outside to walk!
Walking is so simple, its such a basic form of excercise and I allowed my love for cycling, spin class, water aerobics, and kick boxing stop me from my walking. This was a wake up call for me. So I have to take some of the other "fluff" off of my workout calendar and get back to the basics!
Here was the walking route:
http://www.endomondo.com/workouts/pnAC8oyfVSc
And a lovely pictures of the group! They almost made me cry! But I like them, I am glad to be in the mix of things!
This will likely be my only post for the day, so Have a Great 4th everyone! Until next time!
Kyra
