stephiewilliams, thanks for the kind words. I joke with my trainer that one of his clients (Cindy) is my idol. She's gone from like 168 to 120 and he says that pound for pound she's by far his strongest client. Now he tells me that Cindy is using me for inspiration. That's so cool!
My legs have been really tired out this week. I find that after i go to the trainer my legs feel like jello and then the next morning they feel like lead! Neither of those feelings makes for particularly good running.
But on those days i just hop on the elliptical or try out some power walking. Ya know, sometimes walking at high speeds (for me that means about 3.8 or above) bothers my shins WAY more than running does. I think the key for me is to really let my body get warmed up.
I'm starting to notice that i really do get a second wind when i'm running now. Just when i'm starting to wonder if i am gonna make it all the way through something clicks and i feel reenergized. This confidence that i will feel better if i just keep going has really helped me gut through the hard parts of my runs.
I always laugh to myself when i see people saying it took them the first 3 miles of their run to really find their rhythm. Man, i bearly even can make it to 3 miles (right now my runs are generally 2.25 -3 miles long)! How long are these people running! hehe. Hey, at least it's something to shoot for.
I think i am going to throw myself a party the day i am able to make it through a 5 mile run. This is why i love running, there's always some new personal goal to go after!