Wednesday, July 3, 2013

First Track Run

After a week's worth of runs trying to do the C25k lite app with the dogs, I decided that dogs and this app do not work together especially on neighborhood streets.  Instead of admitting defeat, I decided to take a different route of doing things.  We live super close to the University of Memphis and figured I would make use of their track.  So yesterday (7/2/13), I took to the track.  This was going to be my second mile of the day after I had an amazing after class walk at work with my BF, Shelly, and it was also going to be the first time I tried a new app called Zombies 5k which is very similar to the C25k app but it has a more interactive aspect to it-you are running to escape from zombies.  Very cool, I know!  However, I forgot my headphones at home and the app is very hard to use without them.  My Nike+ app had some technical difficulties because I was trying to run both at the same time.  About half way through the first quarter mile (first lap), I went back to the C25k app and ran it with the Nike+ app.  Halfway through my second lap, I started hurting.  It was the first time that I ran with my Vibram 5 fingers on a track and it was not a good choice for me.  After the second or third burst of running, my shin splints started acting up.  I stopped and paused both apps, did some stretches and restarted but did not do the running bursts since my shin splints were protesting.  I was determined to get that other mile in.

After the stretches I did, I felt a bit better and I decided to check how much I had left in doing the mile and when I saw less than a quarter I was extremely happy with myself.  With about a tenth of the mile left, I decided to walk the last little bit on the actual campus back to my car and was able to see one of the awesome tigers on campus.

Lessons Learned:

  • Don't wear vibrams the first time on a new surface
  • Bring headphones when running a new area where you go around and around 
  • Keep going to hit the goal of the day for the ultimate form of satisfaction
Stats:

Total Distance:  1.13 miles 
Total Time:  22:30 ( I don't think I paused the app when I took a picture of one of UM's Tigers)
Mile Time: 19:12
Calories Burned: 141 
1k time: 11:27


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