Getting back in the swing of things :)

After my alarm went off this morning ~ 9:00am I had the intent of going to the gym.

Originally I set the alarm for 7:30, then 7:45.... and those didn't work :P So 9:00am I got up and assessed my body's condition to see if it was ready to start working out again. (Earlier this week, my roommate mentioned to be weary of my food consumption, especially since I was home-bound this past week, due to doc's orders-- I had to ensure to not go overboard on the comfort food) Since this was day two of having my hand splint off, I was also particularly attentive to the condition of my hand muscles. Anyway, I was able gear up for the gym and off I went :)

Initially I warmed up for about 10 minutes, building from 2.0 mph to 4.0 mph in .5 mph increments, to allow my leg muscles to warm up and become more pliable. After the 10 minute warm up, its up to 4.5 mph for the next 10 mins. Afterwards, HR is good, ~ 130bpm or so, so increased the pace to 4.8, then to 5.0. About 35 mins into the run/jog, I started to feel my legs complaining, so I cut back to about 4.8, then 4.5. All was well until about the 40 min mark. My quads started to cramp up, dropping my speed down to 2.5 then 2.0mph. After not trying to push too hard, I completed a quick cool-down, burning 400 kcals (no HR meter used) travelling 2.75 mi.

I guess its not too bad for starting to jog from being stagnant since last Monday.

If todays pace was set roughly at: 40 mins, 2.75 miles, @ 4.8 - 5.0, I'll try tomorrow's pace @ 4.5 mph max, and see how well I can do.