What better day could I choose to begin my running, then a clear, crisp Easter morning. I had gone out Saturday night to get an inexpensive sports watch to time the walking and running so I was all set to go. Coach Alan wants me to do 10-15 minutes of walking to warm up, 30 seconds of light jogging and then 2-3 mins of walking and so on, for 30 to 45 minutes. He wants me to do this at least 3 times this week and to take a day off in between the walk/run. Honestly, I would have no other choice then to take those days off, my legs ache like hell. I sound like a friggin old woman walking up stairs and trying to get out off of the couch making grunting and moaning sounds, but it feels great! I consider it the discomfort of accomplishing something. I was having a little trouble catching my breath a couple of times and I hope that isn't going to be an issue. I tried slowing down and taking a few deep breaths and that seemed to help regulate my breathing. My feet are still aching from my fancy sneakers, but my hip and knee are doing OK. Last night I thought my knee was a little tight and puffy, but no pain, so I iced it for 20 minutes and it's fine this morning. I did a 1.18 mile in about 30 minutes. I guess the time will eventually get better. I'm really enjoying this whole thing.
I know you are all curious about the debris count this weekend and it wasn't good. Many empty cigarette packs, vitamin water, a whole ashtray emptied on the side of the road, lots of broken bottles and 15 liquor bottles. I think there may have been many people who missed Easter mass because they were praying to the porcelain gods. Yikes! The big news is that the condom is gone. Probably stuck on someones tire. That would be a shocking surprise, to find a used condom on your garage floor. How do you explain that one?
One more important thing. My fundraising website will be going up today or tomorrow. The 5k that I'm training for is a fundraiser for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and my goal set by LLS is $500.00, my goal is....a shitload of money. Please start saving your change or skip coffee once a week and help me make lots of money for an incredible organization. They have changed my life.
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