Week Two; Workout One

Monday is Run day!

After taking my two day break after last Wednesday's run. I had only one day to recover from my Saturday evening run. I had fallen behind on the third workout. Having gotten up to 6/8 intervals, I fell back to 5.5/8. I had really hoped to be at 8/8 this week in my training. This morning when I got up it was 98% humidity, yuck!! I drove to WalMart and bought a new pair of earphones. They clip on my ears so they don't fall out anymore, Yay!. By the time I got on the trail it was about 7:30 a.m. As I walked in my warm up, I had a conversation with myself. Would I go 8/8 today? Or would I not? When would I make that decision? Would I wait till just before the interval to decide if I could do it?
I decided that I would make that decision then and there at the beginning of the run, that way I didn't have to decided when I was tired and winded. I then told myself over my contesting that if I didn't go 8/8 then I'd have to run tonight, and start two-a-days.
Today I made it 8/8!
On The Trail...
Ok, a couple things:
1. A little pain in my chest during the fourth interval, but it worked out by the end of that interval.
2. In the seventh interval my right foot went numb. At the time I thought, "Well, I'll feel no pain." But overall, if there is an answer to help that, I'd love to know it. I found that when I got to the crosswalk at Jumpers Hole Rd. and stopped, the feeling in my foot came back. During that stop I stretched by putting my feet together and bending forward; stretching the back of my legs. Feeling returned quickly. Then as I crossed the street, and found the numbness return quickly. I was in my cool down, so I stopped and untied my shoe, thinking my shoe was too tight. But the numbness continued till I stopped walking.
3. Today I went 8/8. In the seventh interval I felt my best jog. My pace was slow, but it felt like a good rhythm.
4. I saw a friend today driving by, and it felt good to tell him I was working out. Working out, just makes you feel better about yourself.

--Ben