Thursday, June 11, 2009

Jogging, interrupted

So today was supposed to be day number 2. I woke up at 5 again, because the older boys were getting up to go potty. I tossed and turned and tried to go back to sleep. I had actually set the alarm for 6:20, but I got up at 6:10. It was sprinkling outside so I thought and thought about what to do. I got dressed which helped motivate me. The question was bike or jog though. I had planned to bike today so that I use different muscles than the ones I had worked yesterday. The big problem is that I am not a fan of riding on wet roads. So, I decided to jog. I stretched out and went outside. Just as I got to the end of the driveway, the sprinkling stopped. That made me happy. So off I went. I didn't get far before I stopped jogging. The pain in my muscles was bad. I gave myself 10 walking steps and then started jogging again. I didn't have far to go before I went down the hill and that helped me stay moving. At the bottom of the hill, my muscles were fairly warm and hurting less. I made it almost as far as I did yesterday on the jogging part before the heavens opened up and it poured!! Yesterday, I walked a long ways after the jog, but today, I just turned home. I was still jogging a little, but that didn't last. The motivation was gone. So I walked home briskly in a very heavy rain. Rivers were forming on the sides of the road, my shoes were soaked, socks were wet. I trudged up the hill and finally back to the house. Jay was a really nice guy and had gotten out of bed and hung a bath towel by the front door for me.
I am happy that I didn't get stuck on a bike in the rain, but I am hoping it doesn't rain tomorrow morning. My legs would rather ride tomorrow than jog.

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