Today was one of those "just do it" days. I definitely was not craving running today. But, I simply put on my running outfit, laced up my shoes, and headed out the door. I hardly even thought about it. I just made myself do it like I would make myself brush my teeth.
Once I got out there, I was glad to be there, running again. It's funny, though, how I can usually tell whether it's going to be a good run day or not. My body will feel a certain way, and I will know that running won't be as fun that day. I was kind of hoping I was wrong today, but alas, I was right. Running was more of a struggle today.
At one point, I had to walk for four minutes straight before I felt ready to run again. I began to feel that my body was telling me to take it easy today and not run as far. But the stubborn part of me didn't want to hear that. Instead, I pushed myself and wound up running a total of 12 minutes, my longest run yet. At first I was okay, I did my stretches and figured I was good to go. But after coming home from walking for about an hour at the mall this afternoon, I began to really feel it. Oh boy am I ever feeling it.
Now I will more than likely need to take two days off in a row to allow time for my muscles to recover, and spend that time stretching and foam-rolling.
But it's all good. The important thing is, this time around, at the very first sign of my muscles being overworked, I am slowing down and resting. Before, I didn't know any better and just kept running according to the running schedule. Plus, I didn't do any more stretching than the normal "cool-down" ones back then, and didn't even know about foam rollers.
I kind of wish I had been smarter on my run today, but... lesson learned. Next time, I will listen.
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