I went for another run on Thursday so made it twice in a row.  Was suppose to have a rest and recovery day inbetween runs, but because I am working 14 hour shifts on Fri, Sat and Sun I knew I would have no time for a run, so did two in a row.

I did great, but perhaps I did not cool down enough cause now I have fooken shin splints on my Right leg….ouch.  WTF!   I did read in the book I am reading about running, that they are common for beginning runners, but damn they hurt like crazy.

I am really feeling pumped about this running thing thou.  As you all know, I hate to exercise, but for some reason this running does not feel like exercise as all.  I get hot and sweaty but just love it…..so far.   I am suppose to run 4 days a week with a rest and recovery day inbetween except for the last two runs which can be run back to back days.   I am going to also do biking riding on the days I run, and then truly do rest and recovery on the days that I am suppose to.    Maybe in a couple months when my strength is up and I am running 5K a run, I will start to add free weights for some upper body strength.  DH lifts five days a week so I will see if he can start me on a light program.  But not for a while, right now I am going to consentrate on my running and building myself up that way.

I am to stay on this run pattern of 20 min a day alternating running with power walking until I am totally comfortable and feeling no exertion.  Then I increase the run time and decrease the walk time until I am comfortable with that and then I will eventually get to total run time with walk for only the warm up and cool down part.  I should get to a 5k to 10k run or 20 miles a week by the end of the summer.  That is my goal, and then I am going to do my first race…..   :)

Food wise I am doing okay, trying to eliminate more meat in my diet.  Especially red meat and to eat more fish.  Good thing I live on an island where fish is so abundant.   And that I like it.  :)  I noticed in my running book that runners need to up their complex carbs and flush their simple carbs and not have too much meat, so that is what I am aiming for….the complex carbs are need for the energy and really important to do a carb load before a race.  I can do that, I love pasta :)

Thanks for all your comments and personal notes regarding my blog from the other day.  You are all so very important to me, and special to me.  And I like soclose would miss you all so much if you were not in my life.  I love you!