Overexertion

Boy did I push today and maybe a little too hard.

Run 8/12 Month 1/24

Distance Ran: 1.0 miles & 0.21 miles
Duration of Run: 11:33 & 2:31 minutes
Pace of Run: 11:33 & 11:59 minutes/mile
Goals Crushed: None today

Full List of Monthly Goals

Well today was a bit of a shit show, but first let me tell you about yesterday.

Josh and I hit the woods for the first day of rifle here in West Virginia. We heard some coyotes at first light, but didn't see any deer just squirrels. The hike in and out was a total of 4 miles in some pretty mountainous territory. My legs were killing me from the previous run and this just added to it.

I intended to run this morning before work and even woke up at 6 am to go, but when I awoke I was sore and decided it'd be best to drink water and stretch throughout the day so that I could run this evening.

I was feeling okay when I hit the treadmill, but as the run went on I felt really bogged down and towards the 1 mile mark I was light headed. I have it set in my mind that I won't let myself run less than 1 mile continuously, because this is where I started, so...

I hit that mile and slowed down for 1.5 minutes, drank some water, and started back up at a slower pace. I just wanted to make it past another 0.33 miles so that I was bettering myself from the last run. Unfortunately, my body had other plans.

At 0.21 miles in, my leg gave out and I fell forward.

I caught myself with my arms and managed to hit the "Emergency Stop" bottom as I did.

Not exactly how I thought the night was going to go, but I can happily say that I'm not hurt and I'll be resting tomorrow per Josh's instructions.

I still have 4 more runs to do in 8 days to meet my "monthly goal" for November and I'm going to make that happen one way or another. I just may have to take off a day or two to regain my strength. For some reason your legs will give out if you do push too hard. 😜 I'm proud to say I tested my limits though and don't regret it for a second.

Pandora Playlist that got me through today:

"Kyoto" - Skrillex
"Animals (Victor Niglio Remix)" - Martin Garrix
"Blue Steel" - Exision & Downlink
"Gold Dust (DJ Fresh)"- Flux Pavillion
"Bitch Came Back" - Theory of a Deadman
"Addicted" - Saving Abel

Heels up, Bottoms up..
*Ida Jade