Azatol Posted January 20, 2015 Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 Felt awesome. Weather perfect. I just went for broke. 34:36 to clear the full 5k. BLAM! TheRoseWithin~Shannon, Healthylife4me and Timb113 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Healthylife4me Posted January 20, 2015 Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 AWESOME!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azatol Posted January 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 AWESOME!!!! 34:36??!!! Super AWESOME!!! It feels good doesn't it?! What are your plans now? Sticking with the 5K or moving on to the 10? I look forward to hearing. You've been very helpful and inspiring for me!! As of right now I will not be continiung my run training in the short term. I'll continue running 5k as a regular workout and I'll participate in races but I'd like to push some focus back to barbell strength training. This C25K has been my primary focus for 8 weeks. I just have so little juice left in the tank to lift. Once I build up my endurance a bit more I'll have the extra juice to lift. I think I'll do that awhile and then.... 10k? Maybe. Martial Arts? Maybe. Climbing? Maybe. American Ninja Warrior? I doubt it LOL Rest assured I'm a runner and that will continue. I just think at this point 5K is a great distance to "Get your Zen on". I might knock it up to 5 miles so I can run across the river to Indiana when it get's nicer. A half mile long pedestrian/bike bridge. Sure looks worth the extra run to! The people in the foreground are rounding the giant loop(1/4 mile) that gets you up the bridge. it used to be a train bridge many moons ago. TheRoseWithin~Shannon and Healthylife4me 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TrishE Posted January 20, 2015 Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 Congrats! what a beautiful day for an amazing run!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KellyAnn Posted January 20, 2015 Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 WOOHOO!!! Nice place to run Azatol.. Jealous! Azatol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azatol Posted January 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 WOOHOO!!! Nice place to run Azatol.. Jealous! Now that I can use the iPod and free up the phone(and stop), I'll be able to take some photos and show you all The Belle of Louisville. She's a 100 year old steam powered riverboat with a wooden paddlewheel. A beautiful ship parked in downtown Louisville which is on the river. I run most often on the river path which means I run right by her(Like within 10 feet ). Healthylife4me 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KellyAnn Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 Wow. Cannot wait. That is absolutely gorgeous. I love Nevada, but where I live is dirt. Lol. I'm taking off in the RV by myself in a few months and I cannot wait to see places like this. Gorgeous Azatol. Gorgeous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azatol Posted January 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 Good news bad news day. The good news is I went out running with no plan, goal, distance anything. I decided it was a free day as a reward. I stopped and took some pictures that I'll share with you folks in the next couple of days.(busy and unhappy night). After about 2 miles I began to get some knee discomfort in both knees. Almost a feeling of my knees wanting to crack like your knuckles. It didn't hurt but felt very awakward. I immediately stopped running. It was a mile or so back to the gym. Temp was rapidly dropping into the 40s and a 15 mph wind rolling off the river. It is AMAZING how fast your body temp drops once you stop running more than 5 minutes. I was numb by the time I got back to the gym. I was just wearing shorts and a shirt. Went to Fleet Feet and was assured I'm not done running. Having a month long shoulder injury destroy my lifting makes me very sensitive to injurues and I was kind of freaking out. Running was love at first sight for me and after losing lifting, it was instant terror. I had done some sprinting yesterday on the treadmill. I know I'll get yelled at for that as it was my rest day but I was just full of energy after finishing Monday. I was walking and it just unintentionally turned to sprinting. The going theory is that I just pushed myself to far and need some rest and possibly compression stuffs for my knees. I was also given a phone number for a physical therapist if it continues for more than a few days. Just going to do a total rest day tomorrow. Not even push for my 10k steps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jlwill22 Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 Congratulations! Your awesome and very inspiring! I can't wait to get to the end! Azatol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRoseWithin~Shannon Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 Good Morning Az! Thank you for sharing the above - I feel encouraged, and on the right track. Even if only one day of over-doing - I appreciate how you are paying attention to pain vs. ignoring it. I tend to dwell on what I wasn't able to do, or that I am not pushing myself hard enough (or worse, in the past, I'd call myself a wimp and press on). Today, because I've paid attention, my knees feel better. Btw, I love how you reward yourself with exercise! Talk about a life/game-changer! CHEERS! Azatol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tnl69953 Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 Where is that bridge at? Is that the Ohio river? Anywhere near Louisville? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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