foot rub?!

Today I put on my Vibrams and hit the treadmill. . .it was hard! My feet are sore. I am pretty sure I need a massage at least a foot rub ;) I am sure it's because I'm doing barefoot running, it really works the feet muscles and tendons. I'm feeling it. Once get running my feet either go numb or just loosen/warm up, I'm guessing they warm up and stretch out~ Hopefully I keep building up strength and endurance. I only have a little over 2 weeks now to be ready. Ahhhhhh!  That's getting close.

10 minute continuously!!

Yep, I dd it!! well, it's only a start but it's improvement :) Although my speed isn't anything to brag about, but 10 minutes of joggin without stopping is twice what I was doing~ I only have till the 16th to build up to 3.1 miles. . .It takes me about 30 minutes to do just over 2 miles, so I gotta speed that up a little!!!

Elliptical & Run!!!

Of course again today the treadmill was TAKEN! Grrrrrr. So I hopped on the elliptical for and did about a half mile then the treadmill opened up. Luckily I was the next in line to use it so I jumped on. My legs were a little weak so I didn't PUSH it. I bruised my right calf really bad a week or so ago, and it's still causing some tenderness along with a small bump under the skin. . .I am suspecting it's just hematoma where the broken blood vessel creates a dry blood under the skin and eventually absorbs back into the body. . .it can take some time to completely heal. :(

Elliptical?!

Yep, the treadmill was in use and the other one is and has been broken for weeks now.. .so my other option was to jump on the elliptical machine. I felt it in my thighs for sure. whoohoo~ Tomorrow I should be able to run since today felt more like a rest workout :P I think I might even have a running partner (maybe) she is a neighbor and she runs as well. Not marathon runs, but casual exercise running so it's perfect~

Improvement

I have noticed it's hard to post about my running every other day ;) Mainly cuz it's hard to not just want to "copy and paste" haha!

I ran Saturday and did a over 30 minutes on the treadmill. I ran 5 minute intervals with 1 minute in between although when I got to about 20 minutes I did 3-4 minutes intervals with a little more walking. I am still building up leg endurance. Although I was pretty sweaty and my heart rate was 150+ I am not even sure where my target heart rate should be. LOL I guess I should research that :)

Monday is a day to run for me. One good thing is my calves are getting much stronger & they are not very sore for much more than a day. Hence the 'every other day' running schedule. I remember running Mon-Fri when I ran with the track team in High School. . .I can't believe I did that! I did like 4 miles a day although not all at once. Man, I must have had sexy legs back then. hahaha!