At first when I titled this post, I was thinking strictly in terms of time because each day really is getting closer to Ragnar in February. But, the more I think about it, it's also appropriate in terms of me getting closer to returning to running! Woo hoo!
Last week was my first time on the AlterG, or, as I call it when talking with Grandma, the "special treadmill." I had 3 days when I used it, and it was fabulous! I was at 65% of my weight and doing a Galloway-style of 3 minutes running with 1 minute of walking. Everything felt great, and I loved that I could kind of get back to running!
Today was my 4th day, and I was given the go-ahead to move up to 75% of my weight and to increase the running to 4 minutes with only 30 seconds of walking. Loved it! Wednesday is my next appointment, and I'll be at 80% of my weight with 5 minutes of running and 30 seconds of walking. OMG! Too excited about that!
The weather is getting so perfect for running. I think back to April and May when I was trying to train myself to get used to the sun, heat, and humidity that would be a part of the Keys100 relay. While the sun will still be around, it won't be nearly as intense as it was in May; the heat, well, the real question is how much will there be?! I got the cutest pair of RBX pants the other day; assuming it's cool enough to want to wear pants for some of the runs in February, they might be perfect! Of course they're terribly cute too, but you already knew that, right?! (I've searched Google & Bing images; can't find a good picture of these pants, so you'll just have to take my word for it as to the cuteness level.)
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