After the first 5 minute run, I felt really ill. Overcome by nausea and my heart beating out of my chest in a really unpleasant way. I paused my workout and walked slowly til the nausea subsided. I could have just turned around and gone home, but I stayed. I finished the workout, but felt a bit like I was run over by a truck afterwards.
Yesterday, Workout 4.2... it was still hard, but infinitely easier than 4.1. No nausea, no discomfort, just extreme challenge and a huge surge of pride and thrill when it was over. I had another experience, similar to workouts past, when I just did not want to go, but did it anyways, and am so glad I did. I even tried to weasel my way out of it and postpone it a day. But the rain held off, my pinchy stress headache went away (temporarily), and I went out there and did it.
The best part of last night's run was being able to keep pace with Andy. He's getting over being sick, so he slowed down his normal pace (which is probably at least twice as fast as mine), but I can tell I'm getting faster, and we were able to run side by side for portions of the workout when our runs coincided. It was the greatest feeling, when Ollie wasn't trying to trip us.
After tomorrow's run, I will have completed one of my 101 in 1001 goals: exercise 3x/week for 4 weeks straight. I can't wait to cross that one off my list!
And in this week's biggest news.....
This Sunday is our first race!
The Truffle Shuffle is a 2-miler, perfect for my introduction to the racing world. It's a benefit for the local Big Brothers Big Sisters chapter, and is sponsored by a local chocolate company-- truffles for all at the finish line!
I'm not expecting to run 2 miles straight (obviously, I'm just now going for 5 minutes at a time), but I'm looking forward to pushing myself and getting acquainted with how it feels to run with a huge crowd of excited, healthy strangers.
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